Where does Helen Gaffney work?

Helen Gaffney is Partner at Novo Holdings.

Where did Helen Gaffney go to school?

Helen Gaffney studied at IMD (High Performance Boards Program); London Business School (Financing the entrepreneurial business); University of Amsterdam (Doctor of Philosophy, Immunology).

Helen Gaffney

Investor

Partner at Novo Holdings

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Contact· self-published, not guessed

h•••@novo.dkreveal

Experience

PhasecraftBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
Sparrow QuantumBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
Novo HoldingsPartnercurrent2024 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Novo HoldingsPrincipal2018 — 2023Copenhagen
Commit BiologicsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentAarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
AdcendoBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentDenmark
Rappta TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
Antag TherapeuticsBoard Member2020 — 2025Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
BiOriginBoard Member2020 — 2024Denmark
ISD-ImmunotechBoard Member2020 — 2023Denmark
ISD-ImmunotechInterim Chief Business Officer2021 — 2022
Inthera BioscienceInterim Chief Operations Officer2020 — 2021
M VenturesInvestor2015 — 2018The Randstad, Netherlands
ttopstart B.V.Consultant2014 — 2015The Randstad, Netherlands
AMC - Academic Medical CenterJunior investigator2009 — 2014The Randstad, Netherlands
La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyResearch Fellow Immunology2007 — 2008San Diego County, California, United States

Skills & more

Cell Culture15Immunohistochemistry3Medicine3Immunology12Biotechnology11Pathology4Clinical Development3Molecular Biology3Flow Cytometry2Science2Life Sciences8Strategy1

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Biochemistry

Languages Dutch · English · German

From Helen's professional profile.

Colleagues at Novo Holdings

Aaron Nelson

Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund

Aaron Nelson

Partner at Novo Holdings

Abhijeet Lele

Senior Partner at Novo Holdings

Alan Liu

Principal at Novo Holdings

Aleks Engel

Partner at Novo Holdings

Alex Grooten

Senior Manager, Head of Accounting at Novo Holdings

Álvaro Gallego Jurado

Manager at Novo Holdings

Amalie Stokkeland

Senior Associate at Novo Holdings

Frequently asked questions

Who is Helen Gaffney?: Partner at Novo Holdings
Where does Helen Gaffney work?: Helen Gaffney is Partner at Novo Holdings.
Where did Helen Gaffney go to school?: Helen Gaffney studied at IMD (High Performance Boards Program); London Business School (Financing the entrepreneurial business); University of Amsterdam (Doctor of Philosophy, Immunology).

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