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Sakura Holloway

Investor

Investment Director, Knowledge Assets at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

About

Sakura Holloway joined UKI2S in December 2023 to lead its Knowledge Assets investment portfolio. She previously served as Head of Asset Portfolio at the University of Manchester Innovation Factory, and held roles as Venture Coach for the EIC Accelerator programme, Partner at Start Codon sourcing early-stage healthcare companies, and an investment role at Australian healthcare VC OneVentures. She was earlier Chief IP Counsel at Benitec and holds a Master's in IP Law alongside a background in molecular biology.

Invests in

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Experience

  1. Future Planet CapitalInvestment Directorcurrent2023 β€” present
  2. Newstar InnovationDirectorcurrent2021 β€” presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
  3. Independent consultant - Life Sciences sectorLife Sciences IP & Commercialisation specialistcurrent2016 β€” presentGreater Sydney Area
  4. University of Manchester Innovation FactoryHead of Asset Portfolio2023
  5. MedCityProgramme Lead - Investment2021 β€” 2022
  6. Start CodonPartner2019 β€” 2021
  7. OneVentures Pty LtdInvestment Analyst - Healthcare2017 β€” 2018Greater Sydney Area
  8. Benitec Biopharma Ltd (ASX:BLT; NASDAQ; BNTC)Chief IP Counsel2014 β€” 2016Greater Sydney Area
  9. CSIROHead of Commercialisation - RNAi Platform2011 β€” 2014Greater Sydney Area
  10. Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchBusiness Development and Intellectual Property Manager2010 β€” 2011Greater Sydney Area
  11. Cephalon Australia (previously Arana Therapeutics Ltd)IP Manager2006 β€” 2010Greater Sydney Area
  12. FB RicePatent attorney secondment2009 β€” 2010Greater Melbourne Area
  13. Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchResearch Scientist2003 β€” 2006Greater Sydney Area

Education

  1. University of Technology SydneyMIP, Intellectual property2006 β€” 2009
  2. University of Technology SydneyMSc, Research and thesis1999 β€” 2002
  3. Governance Institute of AustraliaGraduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance

Skills & more

Patents44Technology Transfer21Drug Discovery4Commercialization13Biotechnology25Biochemistry5Intellectual Property33Lifesciences6Patent Litigation3SciencePatent Prosecution4Cell Biology2
+7 moreLicensingGenomicsR&DMolecular BiologyImmunologyPharmaceutical IndustryLife Sciences
  • Registered Patent Attorney

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Colleagues at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund