Neil Thomas
InvestorPartner at Ventac Partners
Madrid, Spain
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Neil Thomas is a biotechnology executive and venture builder with 30 years of experience in life sciences company formation, fundraising, intellectual property strategy, and mergers and acquisitions. He currently serves as a partner at Ventac Partners and holds board positions across multiple organizations. Thomas has worked across Europe and internationally, including in Spain, the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and other markets, with expertise in guiding life science ventures from academic spinout through successful exit.
Experience
- Ventac PartnersPartnercurrent2012 — presentGreater Madrid Metropolitan Area
- ArrayPatch LtdChair of the Board of Directorscurrent2026 — presentCork, County Cork, Ireland
- ArrayPatch LtdIndependent Non-Executive Director2025 — 2026Cork, County Cork, Ireland
- Cube LabsChief Business Officercurrent2020 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- EOLO PHARMAChief Business Officercurrent2023 — presentMontevideo, Uruguay
- Inhibitec Anticuerpos, S.L.Interim CEOcurrent2024 — presentSantander, Cantabria, Spain
- TetraneuronAdvisory Board Membercurrent2025 — presentValencia, Valencian Community, Spain
- Ventac GlobalMember of the Boardcurrent2024 — presentMarlow, England, United Kingdom
- ZipPrime OÜCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2013 — presentTartu, Tartumaa, Estonia
- CenexumHead of Intellectual Propertycurrent2023 — presentCopenhagen Metropolitan Area
- University of TartuTechnology Transfer Advisorcurrent2012 — presentEstonia
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)Visiting Lecturer - Patenting and Commercialization of Biotech and Medtech Inventionscurrent2012 — presentTrondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
- EIT HealthSuperMentor - EIT Health Catapultcurrent2022 — present
- EIC Scaling ClubMentorcurrent2024 — present
- Nordic Mentor Network For Entrepreneurship - NOMEBusiness Mentorcurrent2022 — present
- CDTI Innovación - Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la InnovaciónExperto: Servicio de apoyo a la preparación de entrevistas en convocatorias de Horizonte Europacurrent2021 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- THYTECHInterim CBO2023 — 2024Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Inter-American Development BankMiembro del panel de expertos: PROGRAMA AMAZONÍA BioStartups2023 — 2024Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Idogen ABIP Advisor2023Lund, Skåne County, Sweden
- Idogen ABChief Business Officer2014 — 2023Kalmar County, Sweden
Education
- Durham UniversityPh.D., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology1992 — 1996
- University of BirminghamB.Sc. (Hons), Biological Sciences1989 — 1992
- Queen Mary University of LondonPost-Graduate Certificate, Intellectual Property Law1998
Skills & more
PresentationsDeal StructuringStrategic PartnershipsDeal SourcingBusiness Development ConsultancyPrivate EquityInvestment ManagementExecutive TeamNon-Executive DirectorLicensing StrategyBusiness MentoringEarly-stage Startups
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Business StrategyCorporate FundraisingBiotechnologyLifesciencesPatentsTechnology TransferLicensingIntellectual PropertyNetwork BuildingInterpersonal SkillsAnalytical SkillsLeadershipLanguages English · French · Italian · Spanish
From Neil's professional profile.
Colleagues at Ventac Partners
Andrew Venables
Partner at Ventac Partners
Carlton Anderson
Partner at Ventac Partners
Dede Willis
Partner at Ventac Partners
Dennis Henriksen
Partner at Ventac Partners
Elisabeth Svanberg
Partner at Ventac Partners
Ferran Prat
Partner at Ventac Partners
Gabriela Couto
Partner at Ventac Partners
Henrik Kolding
Partner at Ventac Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Neil Thomas work?
- Neil Thomas is Partner at Ventac Partners.
- What check size does Neil Thomas write?
- Neil Thomas typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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