About
Huw Nash is a Venture Partner at Scion with over 27 years of experience founding, funding, and leading biotechnology start-ups. He was the founding CEO and later COO and CBO of Stoke Therapeutics, and previously an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Apple Tree Partners. Earlier he co-founded Aileron Therapeutics and was a founding scientist of NeoGenesis Pharmaceuticals, which was acquired by Schering-Plough in 2005. He holds a B.A. in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Harvard University.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Scion Life SciencesVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Stoke TherapeuticsChief Operating Officer & Chief Business Officer2017 — 2024Greater Boston
- Stoke TherapeuticsChief Executive Officer2014 — 2017Greater Boston
- Apple Tree PartnersEntrepreneur in Residence2014 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired EngineeringEntrepreneur in Residence2014Greater Boston
- Novartis Venture FundConsultant2013 — 2014Cambridge, MA
- Aileron TherapeuticsCo-Founder and Vice President, Corporate Development2005 — 2013Cambridge, MA
- NeoGenesis PharmaceuticalsFounding Scientist and Vice President, External Collaborations1997 — 2005Cambridge, MA
Education
- Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Organic Chemistry1992 — 1997
- Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biochemistry1985 — 1989
Skills & more
InventorEarly Stage InvestmentStart-up VenturesVenture ManagementStart-ups18Biotechnology19Entrepreneurship17Venture Financing5Business Development8Team BuildingIn-licensing1Intellectual Property14
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Global Alliance ManagementPharmaceutical IndustryChemistryPatentsClinical DevelopmentR&DDrug DiscoveryTechnology TransferLife SciencesDrug DevelopmentStrategyFrom Huw's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,173
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stoke Therapeutics1
Also worked at Apple Tree Partners7
Victor RusuPrincipal at MPM BioImpactJernej GodecPrincipal at Atlas VentureSamuel HallManaging Partner at Scion Life SciencesAaron KantoffManaging Partner at Scion Life SciencesAndreas LoewPartner at Scion Life SciencesChristine BorowskiVice President at Access Biotechnology
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Also worked at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering15
Dr Jonathan AvesarScientific Lead at Lever VCJustin FengSenior Associate at Atlas VentureLaura BrassManaging Director at Novartis Venture FundAishu SukumarAlzheimer's Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp HealthPriya YadavVice President, Investments at MassVenturesSophie BakalarPartner at Collaborative Fund
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Colleagues at Scion Life Sciences
Aaron Kantoff
Managing Partner at Scion Life Sciences
Andreas Loew
Partner at Scion Life Sciences
Dave Katona
Head of Business Development & Investor Relations at Scion Life Sciences
Elliot Warner
Associate at Scion Life Sciences
Jeffrey Edelman
Partner at Scion Life Sciences
Lalo Flores
Venture Partner at Scion Life Sciences
Megan Blewett
Principal at Scion Life Sciences
Romesh Subramanian
Venture Partner at Scion Life Sciences