About
Florian Muellershausen, PhD, is a Managing Director at the Novartis Venture Fund based in Basel, Switzerland. Before joining the fund, he served as a Scientific Manager for the R&D Committee of the Novartis Board of Directors and held drug discovery roles in Novartis R&D, including Laboratory Head in target discovery and Translational Medicine Expert in autoimmunity. He holds an MSc in Biochemistry from Free University Berlin, a PhD in Biochemistry from Ruhr University Bochum, and completed postdoctoral training at Novartis in Switzerland.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Novartis Venture FundManaging Directorcurrent2019 — presentBasel Metropolitan Area
- Novartis Venture FundPrincipal2017 — 2019Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- NovartisScientific Manager, Board Office2015 — 2017Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- NovartisTranslational Medicine Expert - Senior Investigator II - Autoimmunity2014 — 2015Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- NovartisTranslational Medicine Expert - Senior Investigator I, Autoimmunity2011 — 2014Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- NovartisProject Team Head - Investigator III, Translational Medicine Associate Autoimmunity2010 — 2011
- NovartisLaboratory Head - Investigator II2007 — 2010
- NovartisPostdoc2005 — 2007
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institute for PharmacologyPostdoc2003 — 2004
Education
- Ruhr University BochumDr. rer. nat. (PhD), Molecular Pharmacology2000 — 2003
- Freie Universität BerlinDiploma (eq. to MSc, Biochemistry1994 — 2000
Skills & more
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BiomarkersClinical ResearchLife SciencesDrug discoveryDrug DevelopmentPharmaceutical IndustryFrom Florian's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Ruhr University Bochum15
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Also attended Freie Universität Berlin51
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Shared employers
Also worked at Novartis105
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Investments
Board seats
AnaveonCitryllLoQus23 TherapeuticsONL TherapeuticsRhyGazeSalvinaSpliceBio
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Colleagues at Novartis Venture Fund
Network5
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