Farnaz Bakhshi
InvestorDirector, Innovation at BrightEdge
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Farnaz Bakhshi serves as Director of Innovation at BrightEdge, the American Cancer Society's venture capital fund. She earned a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Illinois at Chicago after founding the not-for-profit start-up Brain Chemistry Labs early in her career. She previously held licensing and business development roles at UIC, Caltech, and Mass General Brigham, and later established a biotech incubator and proof-of-concept fund at Tufts University while also directing new ventures at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Farnaz Bakhshi?
- Farnaz Bakhshi serves as Director of Innovation at BrightEdge, the American Cancer Society's venture capital fund. She earned a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Illinois at Chicago after founding the not-for-profit start-up Brain Chemistry Labs early in her career. She previously held licensing and business development roles at UIC, Caltech, and Mass General Brigham, and later established a biotech incubator and proof-of-concept fund at Tufts University while also directing new ventures at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
- Where does Farnaz Bakhshi work?
- Farnaz Bakhshi is Director, Innovation at BrightEdge.
- What does Farnaz Bakhshi invest in?
- Farnaz Bakhshi invests in Biotech.









