Laura A. Lane
InvestorPrincipal at Advent Life Sciences
Oxford, United Kingdom
Writes $25K β $5M checks Β· typically $1M
About
Laura A. Lane is Vice President and Europe Head of Lilly Ventures at Eli Lilly and Company, where she focuses on venture investment in life sciences. She has held roles spanning pharmaceutical consulting, business development, and executive leadership, with experience in investment raising, partnerships, diligence, and board management. Lane serves as a Non-Executive Director at the BioIndustry Association.
Experience
- BioIndustry Association (BIA)NEDcurrent2024 β presentUnited Kingdom
- Eli Lilly and CompanyVice President - Lilly Ventures (Head of Europe)current2022 β present
- Collaborative Community against Coronavirus CICMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 β presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Advent Life SciencesPrincipal2021 β 2022London, UK
- Advent Life SciencesAssociate2019 β 2021London, United Kingdom
- ConsultantStrategy, Business & Corporate Development2018 β 2022
- Aston Particle Technologies Ltd.Interim CEO2018 β 2019Birmingham, United Kingdom
- RefeynInterim COO2018 β 2019Oxford, United Kingdom
- VirionHealth LtdCo-founder, Director & Chief Operating Officer2015 β 2018www.virionhealth.com
- Warwick VenturesBusiness Development2012 β 2017
- Black Swan Analysis LtdAnalyst, Analysis & Forecasting2010 β 2012
- University of OxfordVisiting Researcher2010
Education
- University of CambridgePhD, Biophysics
- University of CambridgeMSci MA (Cantab), Natural Science (Chemistry)
Skills & more
Microsoft ExcelBiotechnology28Lifesciences14Commercialization20Life Sciences24Oncology7Protein Chemistry5Business Development12Molecular Biology7Drug Development5Chemistry5Technology Transfer14
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Drug DiscoveryBiopharmaceuticalsImmunologyInfectious DiseasesResearchMarket AnalysisGenomicsBiochemistryMass SpectrometryNegotiationKnowledge TransferManagementFrom Laura's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge621
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Shared employers
Also worked at Refeyn2
Also worked at University of Oxford59
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Colleagues at Advent Life Sciences
Alain Huriez
Venture Partner at Advent Life Sciences
Alan Walts
Venture Partner at Advent Life Sciences
Andrea Beesley
Team Assistant at Advent Life Sciences
Bonita Theara
Executive Assistant at Advent Life Sciences
Dominic Schmidt
General Partner at Advent Life Sciences
Don Drakeman
Distinguished Research Professor, biotech entrepreneur, and venture partner
Fraser Murray
Head of Scientific Evaluation at Advent Life Sciences
Gail Jermyn
Investor Relations Partner at Advent Life Sciences
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