About
Sam Lee has more than 20 years of experience building businesses in the life sciences and chemicals sectors. He has overseen U.S. investments for a corporate venture arm focused on early-stage health tech, launched an electronic chemicals company in Asia for a family office, and helped a cardiologist develop a business plan and raise Series A financing. Earlier roles included senior director of early-stage drug discovery at a biotech company and research scientist at DuPont, and he holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Toronto.
Invests in
BiotechHealthtechNew Materials
Experience
- BioNTech SEDirector R&D Program Managementcurrent2022 β presentMainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- BioNTech SEConsultant R&D Program Management2021 β 2022Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesExternal R&D2020 β 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- SOSVProgram Director and Founding Partner, IndieBio New York2020New York, New York, United States
- Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesHead of Innovation, External R&D2019 β 2020Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesSenior Director, Entrepreneurial Growth2017 β 2019Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesSenior Director, New Technology Acquisition & Partnering2012 β 2017Princeton, USA
- Toronto Region Research AllianceDirector, Life Sciences and Health Care2007 β 2011Toronto, Canada
- Matrizyme PharmaManagement Consultant, Corporate Development2007 β 2011Toronto, Canada
- NPS PharmaceuticalsSenior Director, Research Operations2005 β 2007Toronto, Canada
- NPS PharmaceuticalsAssociate Director, Research Operations2003 β 2005Toronto, Canada
- NPS PharmaceuticalsGroup Leader, Emerging Technologies2001 β 2003Toronto, Canada
- DuPontResearch Scientist1995 β 1999Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Education
- University of TorontoPh.D., Chemistry
- The Second CityComedy1999 β 2004
- Equity Showcase TheatreActing2000
- University of TorontoM.Sc., Chemistry
- University of TorontoB.Sc., Chemistry
- CaltechCompetitive Technical Intelligence
Skills & more
Management2Business Development7Mergers & Acquisitions4Technology Transfer2Biotechnology9Lifesciences12Drug Discovery8Drug Development2PharmaceuticalsPolymer Chemistry2Organic Chemistry1Clinical Development4
+12 more
FormulationBusiness PlanningChemistryBiopharmaceuticalsClinical TrialsProtein ChemistryPharmaceutical IndustryGLPOrganic SynthesisR&DProduct DevelopmentValidationFrom Sam's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Toronto221
Yasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMike MontanoInvestor at True VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC
+ 215 more
Also attended Caltech84
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Seth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCMarkus EnzelbergerPartner at Versant VenturesWen HsiehFounding Managing Partner at Matter Venture PartnersHaomiao HuangFounding Partner at Matter Venture Partners
+ 78 more
Shared employers
Also worked at BioNTech SE2
Also worked at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories5
Also worked at SOSV61
Cyril EbersweilerGeneral Partner at SOSVPae WuGeneral Partner at SOSVPo BronsonGeneral Partner at SOSVStephen ChambersGeneral Partner at SOSVKevin DayPartner, Head of Capital Formation at Two Bear CapitalMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper Associates
+ 55 more
Also worked at NPS Pharmaceuticals1
Colleagues at Fresco Capital
Abhishek Kant
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Adam Omar Shanti
Venture Partner at Fresco Capital
Akira Hirata
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Allison Baum
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Andreas Seidler
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Angela Lee
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Angie Lau
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Ari Horie
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital






























