Jan Adams
InvestorVenture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Berlin, Germany
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Jan Adams has a background in venture investing, company building, strategy consulting, and life sciences research. He previously led commercial activities at the Merck KGaA Innovation Center and served as a Managing Director at EMBL Ventures, a seed and early-stage firm affiliated with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. He is a trained biochemist with an MSc from Tübingen University, a PhD in molecular genetics from the University of Cambridge, and a dual MBA from ESSEC and Mannheim University.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Apollo Health VenturesAdvisor & Managing Directorcurrent2021 — presentBerlin & Boston
- Merck GroupHead of Business Builder & CBO2019 — 2021Darmstadt, Germany
- EMBL VenturesInvestment Professional & Managing Director2002 — 2019Heidelberg, Germany
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Venture Fellow2006 — 2008Palo Alto, CA
- Schering AGSchering Post Doc Fellow2000 — 2002Berlin
Education
- University of CambridgePhD, Molecular Genetics1996 — 2000
- ESSEC Business SchoolExecutive MBA2018 — 2020
- Mannheim Business SchoolExecutive MBA2018 — 2020
- Universidad de GranadaPostDoc, Biology2000 — 2002
- University of TübingenDiploma, M.Sc.1991 — 1995
- University of TübingenBachelor's degree, Chemistry1989 — 1991
Skills & more
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Life SciencesDrug DevelopmentR&DStart-upsPatentsClinical DevelopmentBiochemistryClinical TrialsStrategyPharmaceutical IndustryGenomicsCorporate DevelopmentLanguages English · German · Spanish
- 21st Century Leadership — Georgetown University
- Doing Business in China — Tongji University
- Negotiation & Leadership — The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
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Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge656
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Also attended ESSEC Business School164
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Also attended Mannheim Business School8
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Also attended Universidad de Granada14
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Shared employers
Also worked at Merck Group10
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Also worked at EMBL Ventures8
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Also worked at Kauffman Fellows366
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Colleagues at Apollo Health Ventures
Network4
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