About
Ilan Zipkin is Senior Vice President of Business Development at Innoviva. He has experience in biotechnology and biopharmaceutical venture capital investing, biotech business development, executive operations, drug evaluation, and research strategy. He has also founded companies and served as an advisor to industry participants.
Experience
- InnovivaSenior Vice President, Business Developmentcurrent2026 β presentBurlingame, California, United States
- Supercede Therapeutics, Inc.Founder and CEOcurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Breakout VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Aditum BioPartner and VP, Business Development and Licensing2019 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Supercede VenturesFounder and managing partner2016 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Parker Institute for Cancer ImmunotherapyVice President, Business Development2017 β 2019San Francisco, CA
- Takeda Ventures, Inc.Senior Investment Director2012 β 2017Palo Alto, CA
- Prospect Venture PartnersPartner2005 β 2012
- MPM CapitalAssociate - Partner2000 β 2005South San Francisco, CA
- BioCentury PublicationsScience Editor1997 β 2000Belmont, CA
Education
- University of California, San FranciscoPh.D., Cell biology and biochemistry1991 β 1997
- University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Molecular and Cell Biology1987 β 1991
Skills & more
Strategic Planning10WritingStrategy3Pre-clinical StudiesDrug DevelopmentLicensingBiotechnology30Venture Capital28Research2Business Strategy11Clinical Development7Investments14
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Technology TransferCorporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentAngel InvestingCommercializationHealthcareFinancial ModelingPrivate EquityEntrepreneurshipStart-upsVenture FinancingPharmaceutical IndustryFrom Ilan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Breakout Ventures
Coco Krumme
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Dana Watt
Partner at Breakout Ventures
James Chan
CFO at Breakout Ventures
Julia (Thies) Moore
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lindy Fishburne
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Nima Ronaghi
Principal at Breakout Ventures
Rebecca Nugent
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
RenΓ©e Shenton
Chief of Staff at Breakout Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ilan Zipkin work?
- Ilan Zipkin is Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures.
Same school
Also attended University of California, San Francisco63
Douglas CrawfordManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalLuke EvninAdvisor at MPM BioImpactMatt MaurerInvestor at WVV CapitalAlec NielsenFounder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VCYvanka de SoysaAssociate at Foreground CapitalHarlan LevinePresident of Health Innovation and Policy at Oncology Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,341
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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