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Leigh Brody

Investor

Investor at AlbionVC · Member and Angel Investor at Alma Angels

London

Writes $5M – $10M checks · typically $7M

About

Leigh Brody is an Investment Manager at AlbionVC focused on transformative technologies and therapeutics in life sciences, having joined the firm in 2021. Before that she founded a spin-out based on her own technology and helped build several early-stage life science companies, including Desktop Genetics and Quell Therapeutics. She holds a PhD from Imperial College London and a BSc in Biochemistry from Simmons University.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

BiotechDigital Health

Experience

  1. AlbionVCInvestment Managercurrent2021 — presentGreater London
  2. Great Ormond Street Hospital CharityBoard Trustee and Member of the Grants and Impact Committeecurrent2026 — present
  3. Scripta TherapeuticsBoard Observer & Investorcurrent2025 — present
  4. Various StartupsAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
  5. Alma AngelsMember and Angel Investorcurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  6. Bloomsbury Genetic TherapiesBoard Director & Investor2022 — 2026London, England, United Kingdom
  7. Quell TherapeuticsExecutive Director of Platform Strategy2019 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  8. Desktop GeneticsChief Scientific Officer2015 — 2019
  9. GlobalAcorn (Advanced Therapeutics)Founder2012 — 2014London, United Kingdom
  10. Index VenturesLife Science Investor2013 — 2014London, United Kingdom
  11. The Broad Institute of Harvard and MITResearch Scientist2005 — 2008Cambridge, Massachusetts

Skills & more

Cell Biology35Molecular Biology31Biochemistry19Cell Culture13Confocal Microscopy10Bioinformatics10qPCR8Genetics8Biotechnology10Genomics7Tissue Culture6Life Sciences10
+12 moreWestern BlottingScienceFluorescence MicroscopyScientific WritingIn VivoPCRClinical ResearchLifesciencesRNAiRT-PCRDrug DiscoveryMolecular Cloning

From Leigh's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

CS GeneticsFlokScripta Tx

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at AlbionVC

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Leigh Brody?
Leigh Brody is an Investment Manager at AlbionVC focused on transformative technologies and therapeutics in life sciences, having joined the firm in 2021. Before that she founded a spin-out based on her own technology and helped build several early-stage life science companies, including Desktop Genetics and Quell Therapeutics. She holds a PhD from Imperial College London and a BSc in Biochemistry from Simmons University.
Where does Leigh Brody work?
Leigh Brody is Investor at AlbionVC.
What does Leigh Brody invest in?
Leigh Brody invests in Biotech, Digital Health.
What check size does Leigh Brody write?
Leigh Brody typically writes checks of $5M – $10M.
What companies has Leigh Brody invested in?
Investments tracked here include CS Genetics, Flok, Scripta Tx.
Where did Leigh Brody go to school?
Leigh Brody studied at Imperial College London (PhD); Simmons University (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biochemistry).

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