About
Pascal Krotee, Ph.D., is an investor at RiverVest Venture Partners, a St. Louis-based venture capital firm focused on medical device and biopharma companies that aim to improve patients' lives. He joined RiverVest and was later promoted to principal. He works alongside a team that emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and transparency in creating and backing life science companies.
ContactΒ· published on Pascal's own website
Experience
- RiverVest Venture PartnersPrincipalcurrent2023 β present
- RiverVest Venture PartnersSenior Associate2021 β 2023
- BiolinqBoard Membercurrent2026 β present
- Bluejay TherapeuticsMember Board of Directors2023 β 2026
- Bluejay TherapeuticsBoard Observer2021 β 2023
- Holoclara, IncBoard of Directors2019 β 2021
- NVascBoard of Directors2019 β 2021
- Linnaeus TherapeuticsBoard of Directors2019 β 2021
- Kairos VenturesInvestment Associate2017 β 2021Greater Los Angeles Area
- UCLA Business of Science CenterContract Consultant2015 β 2017Greater Los Angeles Area
- UC IrvineJunior Specialist2010 β 2011Developmental Biology Center
- University of California, IrvineUndergraduate Research Assistant2006 β 2010Department of Developmental and Cell Biology
Skills & more
Biochemistry16Cell Biology6Molecular Cloning9Molecular Biology15Protein Purification8Cell Culture3qPCR1Protein Expression4Cell Signaling1Scientific Writing2RNA isolation1Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)1
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Protein ChemistryResearchScienceFrom Pascal's professional profile.
Colleagues at RiverVest Venture Partners
Alessandro Sette
Scientific Advisor; Professor and Member, La Jolla Institute for Immunology at RiverVest Venture Partners
Andrew Kleiboeker
Associate at RiverVest Venture Partners
Andy Craig
Co-founder at RiverVest Venture Partners
Corrin Short
Executive Assistant at RiverVest Venture Partners
Courtney Harris
Controller at RiverVest Venture Partners
Gary DeCrescenzo
Scientific Advisor; Independent Consultant, Pharmaceutical Research and Development at RiverVest Venture Partners
Isaac Zike
Managing Director at RiverVest Venture Partners
Jared Rutter
Scientific Advisor; Professor of Biochemistry and HHMI Investigator, University of Utah at RiverVest Venture Partners
Network1
Investors connected to Pascal in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pascal Krotee?
- Pascal Krotee, Ph.D., is an investor at RiverVest Venture Partners, a St. Louis-based venture capital firm focused on medical device and biopharma companies that aim to improve patients' lives. He joined RiverVest and was later promoted to principal. He works alongside a team that emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and transparency in creating and backing life science companies.
- Where does Pascal Krotee work?
- Pascal Krotee is Principal at RiverVest Venture Partners.
- Where did Pascal Krotee go to school?
- Pascal Krotee studied at UC Irvine (B.S., Developmental and Cell Biology); UCLA (PhD, Molecular Biology (Biophysics).
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