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About
Jon Edwards is a General Partner at Forbion who works on sourcing, evaluating, and structuring investments spanning company creation through early clinical development across therapeutic areas. He joined Forbion in 2025 and was previously a founding team member at Red Tree Venture Capital and Medicxi, with earlier roles at ClearView Healthcare Partners and Sepracor. He completed postdoctoral research at MIT and holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- ForbionGeneral Partnercurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- ForbionPartner2025 — 2026Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Altesa BioSciences, Inc.Board Membercurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- AIRNABoard Membercurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Spolia Therapeutics, Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- RXCELERATE LIMITEDBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- CatalYm GmbHChair of the Board of Directors2024 — 2025Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- SynOx TherapeuticsBoard Member2024 — 2025Ireland
- Bicara TherapeuticsBoard Member2022 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Red Tree Venture CapitalBoard Representative2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Red Tree Venture CapitalManaging Director2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Rondo TherapeuticsBoard of Directors2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Biograph55Board of Directors2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Sardona TherapeuticsBoard of Directors2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- ExcellergyBoard of Directors2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- medicxiPartner2018 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- medicxiPrincipal2017 — 2018
- medicxiAssociate2016 — 2017Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- SYDNEXISBoard of Directors2018 — 2020San Diego County, California, United States
- Z FACTOR LIMITEDBoard of Directors2017 — 2020Greater Cambridge Area
- ULTRAHUMAN LIMITEDBoard of Directors2017 — 2020Greater Edinburgh Area
- Checkmate PharmaceuticalsBoard of Directors2020
- Phathom PharmaceuticalsBoard of Directors2019 — 2020
- Palladio Biosciences, Inc.Board of Directors2017 — 2020Newtown, PA
- Synthorx IncBoard of Directors2018San Diego County, California, United States
- Impact Biomedicines, Inc.Board of Directors2017 — 2018San Diego County, California, United States
- MITResearch Affiliate2013 — 2018Greater Boston
- MITPost Doctoral Research Associate2012 — 2013Greater Boston
- Index VenturesEarly Stage Investor2014 — 2016Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- ClearView Healthcare PartnersLife Science Strategy Consultant2013 — 2014
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPh.D. UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine - Dept. Biochemistry and Biophysics2007 — 2012Chapel Hill, NC
Skills & more
Life Sciences31Molecular Biology23Biochemistry54Medical Devices9X-ray crystallography9Product Development1Entrepreneurship7Protein Chemistry10Market Research4Marketing Strategy2Commercialization7Research15
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BiotechnologySAXSDrug DesignDrug TestingTissue CultureStructural BiologyPCRImmunohistochemistryStrategic PlanningELISANanoparticlesLifesciencesFrom Jon's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
AiRNAAltesaSpoila
Investor
Bicara TherapeuticsCheckmate PharmaceuticalsExcellergyImpact BiomedicinesPhathom PharmaceuticalsSynthorx
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Forbion
Alexander Hoffmann
General Partner at Forbion
Alice Vickers
Advisor at Forbion
Antoine Boulanger Piette
Principal at Forbion
Audrey Cacaly
Principal at Forbion
Carlo Incerti
Operating Partner at Forbion
Dirk Kersten
Managing Partner at Forbion
Dmitrij Hristodorov
General Partner at Forbion
Geert-Jan Mulder
Managing Partner at Forbion
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jon Edwards?
- Jon Edwards is a General Partner at Forbion who works on sourcing, evaluating, and structuring investments spanning company creation through early clinical development across therapeutic areas. He joined Forbion in 2025 and was previously a founding team member at Red Tree Venture Capital and Medicxi, with earlier roles at ClearView Healthcare Partners and Sepracor. He completed postdoctoral research at MIT and holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Where does Jon Edwards work?
- Jon Edwards is General Partner at Forbion.
- What does Jon Edwards invest in?
- Jon Edwards invests in Biotech.
- What boards does Jon Edwards sit on?
- Jon Edwards holds tracked board seats at AiRNA, Altesa, Spoila.
- What companies has Jon Edwards invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Bicara Therapeutics, Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Excellergy, Impact Biomedicines, Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Synthorx.
- Where did Jon Edwards go to school?
- Jon Edwards studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry and Biophysics); University of Vermont (B.S, Biological Sciences); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Post Doc).
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Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill365
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Also attended University of Vermont99
Patrick VaheyManaging Director at Greenline Community Ventures, LlcGovinda SumbergExecutive Coordinator at Excel Venture ManagementDan BorokCo-Founder and Managing Partner at NVP CapitalArun IyerInvestor at Green FlagAudrey StineExecutive Assistant at Sorenson VenturesMelissa Morano AurigemmaChief of Staff at Exceptional Capital
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Shared employers
Also worked at medicxi26
Francesco De RubertisInvestor at MedicxiGiovanni MariggiInvestor at MedicxiRichard LeeInvestor at MedicxiGiovanni PericoliniInvestor at MedicxiVictoria TaylorInvestor at MedicxiFrancois PrinslooInvestor at Medicxi
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