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Leigh Brody

Investor

Investor at AlbionVC

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.

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Leigh Brody @l3ighbrody

Thanks for having me @biztradegovuk https://t.co/aeb11Z992F

Jun 15, 2023 · ♥ 2

Leigh Brody @l3ighbrody

Thanks @AWSstartups for having me on the panel to talk about Generative AI in the life sciences. Great to talk about leveraging these tools for everything from investment processes to planning dinner for the kids. @AlbionVC @UCLTF https://t.co/vN3Pl4jiYZ

May 3, 2023 · ♥ 4

Leigh Brody @l3ighbrody

Join me at Jawdrop #LifeSciences Summit on 2 February in White City Innovation District @wcidLondon where I will be speaking on the #fundraising #investors panel. Free tixs: https://t.co/SEJgCUGMQg

Jan 31, 2023 · ♥ 4

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

Education

  1. Imperial College LondonPhD
  2. Simmons UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc), Biochemistry

Skills & more

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

From Leigh's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Imperial College London295

Deji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC PartnersMadison LenormandInvestor at DaphniPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniLoubaba El AyoubiInvestor at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at MedicxiFrancois PrinslooInvestor at Medicxi

+ 289 more

Also attended Simmons University4

Zoe AngellInvestor at Third Rock VenturesFelicityInvestment Manager at BoxOne VenturesTheresa PetersonSenior Advisor at Material ImpactKelly O’ConnellManaging Partner at 360 Venture Collective

Shared employers

Also worked at Scripta Therapeutics4

Martin GlenInvestment Director at Parkwalk AdvisorsAnne Marije van HartenInvestment Director at Apollo Health VenturesClaire BrownPartner at Oxford Science EnterprisesReinhard MeierProf. Dr. at YZR Capital

Also worked at Quell Therapeutics1

Freddie DearPrincipal at Monograph Capital Partners

Also worked at Desktop Genetics1

Wouter MeulemanPartner at Illumina Ventures

Also worked at Index Ventures125

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesAdrianna MaInvestor at Index VenturesAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesAndré DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesAvron MarcusInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 119 more

Investments

Investor

CS GeneticsFlok HealthScripta Tx

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Colleagues at AlbionVC

Adam Chirkowski
Investor at AlbionVC
Agnese Palermo
Senior Marketing Associate at AlbionVC
Andrew Elder
Deputy Managing Partner at AlbionVC
Cat McDonald
Investor at AlbionVC
Christina Theilgaard
Head of IR & Institutional Fundraising at AlbionVC
Christoph Ruedig
Investor at AlbionVC
Dave Wascha
Operating Partner at AlbionVC
David Grimm
Investor at AlbionVC

Network2

Cat McDonald
Investor at AlbionVC
Emil Gigov
Partner at AlbionVC

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