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Jan Adams

Investor

Venture 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

  1. Apollo Health VenturesAdvisor & Managing Directorcurrent2021 — presentBerlin & Boston
  2. Merck GroupHead of Business Builder & CBO2019 — 2021Darmstadt, Germany
  3. EMBL VenturesInvestment Professional & Managing Director2002 — 2019Heidelberg, Germany
  4. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Venture Fellow2006 — 2008Palo Alto, CA
  5. Schering AGSchering Post Doc Fellow2000 — 2002Berlin

Education

  1. University of CambridgePhD, Molecular Genetics1996 — 2000
  2. ESSEC Business SchoolExecutive MBA2018 — 2020
  3. Mannheim Business SchoolExecutive MBA2018 — 2020
  4. Universidad de GranadaPostDoc, Biology2000 — 2002
  5. University of TübingenDiploma, M.Sc.1991 — 1995
  6. University of TübingenBachelor's degree, Chemistry1989 — 1991

Skills & more

Lifesciences13Biotechnology15Molecular Biology6Venture Capital11Technology Transfer10Due Diligence8Business Strategy10Biopharmaceuticals6Drug Discovery7Immunology4Genetics4Mergers & Acquisitions7
+12 moreLife SciencesDrug DevelopmentR&DStart-upsPatentsClinical DevelopmentBiochemistryClinical TrialsStrategyPharmaceutical IndustryGenomicsCorporate Development

Languages English · German · Spanish

  • 21st Century LeadershipGeorgetown University
  • Doing Business in ChinaTongji University
  • Negotiation & LeadershipThe Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School

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