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Marianne Uteng

Investor

Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund

Basel, Switzerland

Writes $5M – $10M checks · typically $7.5M

About

Marianne Uteng, PhD, is a Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund in Basel. She previously worked in Novartis Global Drug Development and its Pre-Clinical Safety Department, leading teams on safety assessments for early and late-stage programs, and supported Novartis BD&L Search & Evaluation while building collaborations with biotech companies and academia. She holds an MSc in Biochemistry from the University of Oslo and a PhD in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biophysics from a joint EMBL–University of Oslo program.

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Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. NovartisManaging Director at Novartis Venture Fundcurrent2023 — presentBasel, Switzerland
  2. AstronauTxMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
  3. Tagworks PharmaceuticalsMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentNetherlands
  4. Epsilogen LtdBoard Directorcurrent2022 — presentUnited Kingdom
  5. CatalYm GmbHBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  6. CatalYm GmbHBoard Director2021 — 2022Germany
  7. Amphista Therapeutics LimitedBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  8. Rappta TherapeuticsBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Education

  1. European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)PhD, Cell Biology & Biophysics2003 — 2008
  2. University of OsloMaster's degree, Biochemistry1997 — 2003

Skills & more

Venture CapitalBiomarkers16Biotechnology5Biomarker Discovery3Clinical Development3Clinical Trials3Drug Development2Drug Discovery4In Vitro3Biochemistry8Lifesciences10Molecular Biology14
+10 moreNMROncologyPeptidesPharmaceutical IndustryStructure ElucidationToxicologyCellLife SciencesLaboratoryCell Biology

From Marianne's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Oslo29

Line Svinndal LorentsenInvestor at InvestinorPatrickInvestor at InvestinorTorInvestment Director at InvestinorNina MahmoudpourGeneral Counsel & Chief of Staff at Type One VenturesAndreas SlettvollVenture Partner at World FundChristina SmithHead of Communications at BONVENTURE

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Shared employers

Also worked at AstronauTx2

Philip ScheltensHead of EQT Dementia Fund at EQT Life SciencesArno de WildeInvestor at EQT Life Sciences

Also worked at Tagworks Pharmaceuticals2

Laura ArgelichAssociate at Ysios CapitalChristina IsacsonPartner at Lightstone Ventures

Also worked at Epsilogen Ltd4

Edward van WezelManaging Partner at BioGeneration VenturesRobert BalfourInvestment Director at ALSA VenturesRoberto De PontiSenior Advisor at Claris VenturesMarianne BjørdalPartner at 3B Future Health Fund

Also worked at CatalYm GmbH5

Daniela CoutoGeneral Partner at BioGeneration VenturesJon EdwardsGeneral Partner at ForbionJasper BosGeneral Partner at ForbionSebastian PünzelerPartner at Apollo Health VenturesHolger ReithingerGeneral Partner at Forbion

Colleagues at Novartis Venture Fund

Aaron Nelson
Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund
Adam Cotton
Principal at Novartis Venture Fund
Anja Koenig
Global Head of NVF at Novartis Venture Fund
Anja König
Global Head at Novartis Venture Fund
Bart Dzikowski
Managing Director, Head of Transactions & Legal at Novartis Venture Fund
Beat Steffen
Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund
Christoph Meier
Investor at Novartis Venture Fund
Elaine Jones
Investor at Novartis Venture Fund