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
Skills & more
Clinical Development23Translational Medicine27Signal Transduction13Molecular PharmacologyDrug Discovery32Pharmacology6Clinical Trials15PharmaceuticalsCell Biology10Genomics4Biomarker Discovery7Target Identification4
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BiomarkersClinical ResearchLife SciencesDrug discoveryDrug DevelopmentPharmaceutical IndustryFrom Florian's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
AnaveonCitryllLoQus23 TherapeuticsONL TherapeuticsRhyGazeSalvinaSpliceBio
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Novartis Venture Fund
Aaron Nelson
Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund
Adam Cotton
Principal at Novartis Venture Fund
Anja Koenig
Global Head of NVF at Novartis Venture Fund
Anja König
Global Head at Novartis Venture Fund
Bart Dzikowski
Managing Director, Head of Transactions & Legal at Novartis Venture Fund
Beat Steffen
Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund
Christoph Meier
Investor at Novartis Venture Fund
Elaine Jones
Investor at Novartis Venture Fund
Network5
Aaron Nelson
Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund
Anja Koenig
Global Head of NVF at Novartis Venture Fund
Bart Dzikowski
Managing Director, Head of Transactions & Legal at Novartis Venture Fund
Beat Steffen
Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund
Elena Battistello
Analyst at Novartis Venture Fund
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Florian Muellershausen?
- 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.
- Where does Florian Muellershausen work?
- Florian Muellershausen is Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund.
- What does Florian Muellershausen invest in?
- Florian Muellershausen invests in Biotech.
- What boards does Florian Muellershausen sit on?
- Florian Muellershausen holds tracked board seats at Anaveon, Citryll, LoQus23 Therapeutics, ONL Therapeutics, RhyGaze, Salvina, SpliceBio.
- Where did Florian Muellershausen go to school?
- Florian Muellershausen studied at Ruhr University Bochum (Dr. rer. nat. (PhD), Molecular Pharmacology); Freie Universität Berlin (Diploma (eq. to MSc, Biochemistry).
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