Karolina Zapadka

Experience

1. BioInnovation Institute (BII)Founding Partnercurrent2025 — present
2. Parkwalk AdvisorsInvestment Director - Life Science Investor2021 — 2025Greater London
3. Babraham Research CampusFounder & Head of Life Sciences Accelerator (Accelerate@Babraham)2018 — 2021Cambridge, United Kingdom
4. RXCELERATE LIMITEDPrincipal Business Development2019 — 2021Cambridge, United Kingdom
5. Innovation ForumFounder & Chief Marketing Officer (Chief of Staff)2014 — 2017
6. MedImmunePostdoctoral Researcher2016 — 2017Cambridge, United Kingdom
7. MedImmunePhD Student - Researcher2012 — 2016Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
8. Arecor Therapeutics plcResearcher2009 — 2011Cambridge, United Kingdom

Education

1. HEC ParisExecutive MBA
2. University of CambridgePhD, Molecular Biophysics (protein folding/metabolic science)
3. Lund UniversityMaster of Science - MSc, Chemistry (photopolymers/spectroscopy/machine learning)
4. Jagiellonian UniversityMaster of Science - MSc, Chemistry (photochemistry/spectroscopy)
5. Lund UniversityBachelor of Science - BSc, Chemistry

Skills & more

Languages English · Polish

• Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health — Royal Society for Public Health
• Venture Deals Programme — Kauffman Fellows
• Executive Education, Finance — The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

From Karolina's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended HEC Paris316

LBLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesCPCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesIMIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalCXCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalCTClaire TanguyInvestor at DaphniMBMarie BardinetInvestor at Daphni

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Also attended University of Cambridge652

NBNiko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGSGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHSHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesAPAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)ENErik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)NLNic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

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Also attended Lund University65

RPRony Patishi-ChillimInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesJPJakob PalmstiernaPresident at GSRAHAnna HauptInvestor at IndustrifondenRCReece ChowdhryGeneral Partner at Concept VenturesAGAnna GisselssonInvestor at Almi InvestCBChristian BjörkmanInvestor at Almi Invest

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Also attended Jagiellonian University12

MPMagda PoslusznyPrincipal at Partech VenturesAKAlexander KölpinFounder and Managing Director at Seed+SpeedMMMarta MrozowiczInvestment Team at Heal CapitalMKMarta KrupinskaInvestor at CapitalTZOZaneta OdrowazVice President of Company Creation at Frazier Life SciencesFWFilip WadowskiViolet Fund Director at NESsT

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Shared employers

Also worked at BioInnovation Institute (BII)8

SVSten VerlandVenture Partner at Sunstone CapitalAUArturo UrriosPartner at Ysios CapitalTNThomas NagyOperational Partner at Astanor VenturesADAlexander DemoulinAssociate at Bioqube VenturesRHRegina HoditsManaging Director at Angelini VenturesCVCarolina VillaPrincipal at Nucleus Capital

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Also worked at Parkwalk Advisors18

MWMoray WrightCEO at Parkwalk AdvisorsAKAlastair KilgourFounder at Parkwalk AdvisorsAWAlun WilliamsInvestment Director at Parkwalk AdvisorsNCNeil CameronInvestment Director at Parkwalk AdvisorsMGMartin GlenInvestment Director at Parkwalk AdvisorsSHSusie HarrisHead of Business Development at Parkwalk Advisors

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Also worked at Babraham Research Campus2

AAAla AlenaziPrincipal at Ascension VenturesUCUzma ChoudryInvestor at Octopus Ventures

Also worked at Innovation Forum3

MSMaija SlaidiņaInvestment Manager, Life Sciences at Sarsia Management ASPCPeter CranePartner - TechBio at Lunar VenturesMZMo ZhaoSenior Associate at 6 Dimensions Capital