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Michio Painter

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Partner at Ataraxia VC

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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

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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

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

Skills & more

ImmunologyNeuroscienceFluorescence MicroscopyFlow CytometryTissue CultureConfocal MicroscopyIn Vivomicroarray analysisbehavioral assaysStatisticsRNA workLife Sciences
+1 moreCell Culture

Languages French

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Investments

Investor

AOAFimmcyte

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Colleagues at Ataraxia VC

Charles C Smith
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Mike Edelhart
Co-Founder Emeritus and Senior Advisor 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.
What companies has Michio Painter invested in?
Investments tracked here include AOA, Fimmcyte.
Where did Michio Painter go to school?
Michio Painter studied at Harvard University (PhD, Immunology); Middlebury College (BA, French).

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