Eric Linsley
InvestorFounderManaging Partner at BioInnovation Capital · Board director at Cereius
Durham, North Carolina
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedCereius
About
Eric Linsley is Managing General Partner at BioInnovation Capital, where he oversees fund operations, manages the North Carolina laboratory, and invests in therapeutics, laboratory tools, diagnostics, and devices. He previously spent over two decades at Pappas Ventures in Durham, North Carolina, where he sourced and managed investments in numerous life sciences companies, including Peninsula Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Johnson & Johnson), Cerexa (acquired by Forest Laboratories), and public companies such as LipoScience, Liquidia, and Ultragenyx. Prior to Pappas Ventures, he served as Chief Financial Officer of AutoCyte and TriPath Imaging, a medical device company acquired by Becton Dickinson in 2006.
Board director at Cereius
Intro paths
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Cereius's investors · 1
Co-founders at Cereius
Experience
- BioInnovation CapitalManaging General Partnercurrent2017 — presentRaleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- BioLabs North CarolinaCo-Foundercurrent2016 — presentRaleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- Envisia TherapeuticsChief Financial Officer2015 — 2017Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- VariousLife Science Venture Capitalist2000 — 2014Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- TriPath ImagingCFO, VP Operations1997 — 2000Burlington, NC
- Ampersand VenturesPartner1994 — 1997Wellesley, MA
- Ampersand VenturesAssociate1991 — 1994Wellesley, MA
- Bain & CompanyConsultant1989 — 1991Greater Boston Area
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant1988Greater New York City Area
- Arthur AndersenCPA1985 — 1987
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMBA, Marketing1987 — 1989
- New York UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Accounting
- Trinity College-HartfordBachelor of Science - BS, Economics
Skills & more
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Intellectual PropertyBusiness DevelopmentClinical DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipBiotechnologyTechnology TransferLicensingVenture FinancingStrategic PartnershipsProduct DevelopmentPharmaceutical IndustryHealthcareFrom Eric's professional profile.
Deals · 1
CereiusBoard seat
via BioInnovation Capital · filed Aug 2018 · $6M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Network3
Investors connected to Eric in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Eric Linsley work?
- Eric Linsley is Managing Partner at BioInnovation Capital and Founder at Cereius.
- What check size does Eric Linsley write?
- Eric Linsley typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Eric Linsley found?
- Eric Linsley founded Cereius.
Same school
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Also attended Trinity College-Hartford42
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Shared employers
Also worked at BioLabs North Carolina1
Also worked at Bain & Company717
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