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João Vieira

Investor

Venture Partner at Medicxi

United Kingdom

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About

João Vieira offers two decades of antibody engineering and protein therapeutics R&D plus discovery leadership at argenx, serving as a hands-on scientific co‑architect from concept to clinical-stage for antibody/protein opportunities.

Invests in

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Experience

  1. MedicxiVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. JVieira Biotech consultancyConsultantcurrent2024 — presentUnited Kingdom
  3. argenxHead of Discovery2022 — 2024
  4. AdaptimmuneDirector and Head of Pipeline Engineering, Preclinical Research2020 — 2022Greater Oxford Area
  5. AdaptimmuneGroup Leader Protein Engineering2016 — 2019Greater Oxford Area
  6. AdaptimmuneSenior Scientist2015Greater Oxford Area
  7. AgrosavfeScientist/Manager Agrobody Discovery2013 — 2015
  8. AblynxScientist - Team leader2011 — 2013
  9. AblynxAssociate Scientist2007 — 2011
  10. AblynxSenior Research Associate2005 — 2007
  11. IBMC.INEB Associate LaboratoryResearch Fellow in POCTI/39216/AGG/20012004 — 2005
  12. IBMC.INEB Associate LaboratoryResearch Fellow in POCTI/35283/BCI/20002002 — 2004
  13. Umeå Plant Science CentreResearch Fellow2004

Skills & more

MS ProjectMicrosoft ExcelVBALeadership2Performance ManagementBudgetingTeam Leadership1ManagementT cellsMolecular Biology21Antibodies14ELISA12
+12 morePhage DisplayProtein PurificationProteomicsAssay DevelopmentProtein ChemistryProtein ExpressionHigh Throughput ScreeningImmunologyProtein EngineeringDrug DiscoveryPCRFlow Cytometry

Languages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is João Vieira?
João Vieira offers two decades of antibody engineering and protein therapeutics R&D plus discovery leadership at argenx, serving as a hands-on scientific co‑architect from concept to clinical-stage for antibody/protein opportunities.
Where does João Vieira work?
João Vieira is Venture Partner at Medicxi.
What does João Vieira invest in?
João Vieira invests in Biotech, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
Where did João Vieira go to school?
João Vieira studied at Faculty of Science, University of Porto (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Biochemistry; Applied Biochemistry).

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