Monica Stanciu
InvestorDirector, TechAtlas at RA Capital
United States
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Monica Stanciu is a Director at RA Capital Management, where she leads strategic and diligence initiatives within the TechAtlas division and supervises associate workflow and development. She holds a PhD in Cancer Biology from MIT, with doctoral research focused on epigenetic regulators in glioblastoma.
Experience
- RA Capital ManagementDirectorcurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- RA Capital ManagementAssociate Director, TechAtlas2022 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- RA Capital ManagementSenior Associate, TechAtlas2020 — 2021
- RA Capital ManagementAssociate, TechAtlas2018 — 2020
- Partners HealthCare InnovationLicensing Manager I2018
- Partners HealthCare InnovationLicensing Associate2017
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPostdoctoral Research Associate2017
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD Student2010 — 2016Cambridge, MA, USA
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTeaching Assistant2012 — 2014Cambridge, MA, USA
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearch Assistant2009 — 2010Cambridge, MA, USA
Skills & more
Molecular BiologyCancer BiologyCommercializationLicensingBiologyBioinformaticsPharmacologyResearchNeuroscienceData AnalysisCell CulturePCR
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BiochemistryMolecular CloningCell BiologyWestern BlottingImmunohistochemistryAnimal ModelsLife SciencesBiotechnologyOncologyIntellectual PropertyTechnology TransferContract NegotiationLanguages English
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Colleagues at RA Capital
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Senior Associate, Corporate Development at RA Capital
Adam Kaye
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Adrian Bot
Venture Partner at RA Capital
Albert Kim
Advisor at RA Capital
Alex Miller
Senior Associate, Venture at RA Capital
Alex Zhang
Vice President, Structured Capital at RA Capital
Alison Tisdale
Advisor at RA Capital
Alyssa Larson
Investor at RA Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Monica Stanciu?
- Monica Stanciu is a Director at RA Capital Management, where she leads strategic and diligence initiatives within the TechAtlas division and supervises associate workflow and development. She holds a PhD in Cancer Biology from MIT, with doctoral research focused on epigenetic regulators in glioblastoma.
- Where does Monica Stanciu work?
- Monica Stanciu is Director, TechAtlas at RA Capital.
- What check size does Monica Stanciu write?
- Monica Stanciu typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Monica Stanciu go to school?
- Monica Stanciu studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biology); University of Toronto (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Neuroscience and Pharmacology).
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