Where does Michio Painter work?

Michio Painter is Partner at Ataraxia VC.

What check size does Michio Painter write?

Michio Painter typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.

Where did Michio Painter go to school?

Michio Painter studied at Harvard University (PhD, Immunology); Middlebury College (BA, French).

Michio Painter

Investor

Partner at Ataraxia VC

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Writes $50K – $1M checks · typically $500K

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Nicole GaudelliunlockedMichio: together at Harvard University (2014–2015)

Michio: together at Harvard Medical School

Michio: together at Joyance Partners

×9Michio: together at Middlebury College

About

Michio Painter leads the UMZH Translational Medicine Accelerator at Spark Zurich and serves as an investment manager for the UZH Life Sciences Fund. His background spans neuroscience, immunology, and aging research, with experience as a biotech founder and CEO at Blue Tx, a seed-stage investor at Ataraxia VC, and academic accelerator leadership at UZH. His work focuses on translating early-stage biotech technologies from laboratory settings toward clinical and commercial application.

Experience

Translational Medicine Accelerator (TMA) / Spark ZurichHead of the UMZH Translational Medicine Acceleratorcurrent2022 — presentZurich, Switzerland
UZH Life Sciences FundInvestment Manager and Board Secretarycurrent2022 — presentZurich, Switzerland
Joyance PartnersChief Science Partner2021 — 2022Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Joyance PartnersInvestment Partner2020 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Joyance PartnersVenture Partner2019 — 2020Cambridge, MA
Blue TherapeuticsCo-Founder & CEO2014 — 2020Cambridge, MA
XPRIZE FoundationPrize Developer2016Los Angeles, CA
Howard Hughes Medical Institute/Harvard UniversityPost-doctoral Research Fellow2014 — 2015Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Harvard UniversityPhD Student2009 — 2014Boston, MA
Harvard Medical SchoolResearch Assistant2007 — 2009Boston, MA
hayden-harnettDirector of Operations2006 — 2007Brooklyn, New York

Skills & more

ImmunologyNeuroscienceFluorescence MicroscopyFlow CytometryTissue CultureConfocal MicroscopyIn Vivomicroarray analysisbehavioral assaysStatisticsRNA workLife Sciences

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Cell Culture

Languages French

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Colleagues at Ataraxia VC

Charles C Smith

Managing Partner at Joyance Partners

Patrick Nicoll

General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer at Joyance Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michio Painter?: Michio Painter leads the UMZH Translational Medicine Accelerator at Spark Zurich and serves as an investment manager for the UZH Life Sciences Fund. His background spans neuroscience, immunology, and aging research, with experience as a biotech founder and CEO at Blue Tx, a seed-stage investor at Ataraxia VC, and academic accelerator leadership at UZH. His work focuses on translating early-stage biotech technologies from laboratory settings toward clinical and commercial application.
Where does Michio Painter work?: Michio Painter is Partner at Ataraxia VC.
What check size does Michio Painter write?: Michio Painter typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.
Where did Michio Painter go to school?: Michio Painter studied at Harvard University (PhD, Immunology); Middlebury College (BA, French).

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