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221 people in our graph share verified history with Sam — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Cyril EbersweilerunlockedSam: together at SOSV (2020)
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×5Sam: together at DuPont
Sam: together at Fresco Capital
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 — presentMainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- BioNTech SEConsultant R&D Program Management2021 — 2022Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesExternal R&D2020 — 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 — 2020Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesSenior Director, Entrepreneurial Growth2017 — 2019Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesSenior Director, New Technology Acquisition & Partnering2012 — 2017Princeton, USA
- Toronto Region Research AllianceDirector, Life Sciences and Health Care2007 — 2011Toronto, Canada
- Matrizyme PharmaManagement Consultant, Corporate Development2007 — 2011Toronto, Canada
- NPS PharmaceuticalsSenior Director, Research Operations2005 — 2007Toronto, Canada
- NPS PharmaceuticalsAssociate Director, Research Operations2003 — 2005Toronto, Canada
- NPS PharmaceuticalsGroup Leader, Emerging Technologies2001 — 2003Toronto, Canada
- DuPontResearch Scientist1995 — 1999Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Skills & more
Business Development7Management2Mergers & Acquisitions4Technology Transfer2Biotechnology9Lifesciences12Drug Discovery8Drug Development2PharmaceuticalsPolymer Chemistry2Organic Chemistry1Clinical Development4
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FormulationBusiness PlanningChemistryBiopharmaceuticalsClinical TrialsProtein ChemistryPharmaceutical IndustryGLPFrom Sam's professional profile.
Colleagues at Fresco Capital
Abhishek Kant
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Adam Omar Shanti
Venture 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
Angela Lee
Investor at 37 Angels
Christopher Scollo
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Daohong Shi
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Lee?
- 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.
- Where does Sam Lee work?
- Sam Lee is Impact Partner at Fresco Capital.
- What does Sam Lee invest in?
- Sam Lee invests in Biotech, Healthtech, New Materials.
- Where did Sam Lee go to school?
- Sam Lee studied at University of Toronto (Ph.D., Chemistry); The Second City (Comedy); Equity Showcase Theatre (Acting).
Same school
Also attended University of Toronto726
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended The Second City2
Also attended Caltech275
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Seth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCSusannah BarbeeVice President, Translational Immunology at Deerfield Management Company
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Shared employers
Also worked at BioNTech SE6
Christoph HuberAdvisory Board at Onsight VenturesAzade HosseiniVenture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture FundHelmut JeggleInvestor at SalviaUgur SahinExecutive Officer at BioNTechRyan RichardsonExecutive Officer at BioNTechJohn CastlePh.D., Chief Data and Information Officer at Monte Rosa Therapeutics
Also worked at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories12
Vikram GuptaFounder and Managing Partner at IvyCap VenturesArun KumarManaging Partner at Celesta CapitalSquire ServanceFounder and Managing Partner at Syridex BioManikandan SanjiveDirector, Risk at Stride VenturesSai Shanmukha YadavalliVice President at The Chennai AngelsAbhisekh ShahPrincipal at Elev8 Venture Partners
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Also worked at SOSV79
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
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Also worked at NPS Pharmaceuticals8
Douglas ReedGeneral Partner at Hatteras Venture PartnersDavid PiersonManaging Director at Syngenta Group VenturesVanessa WilliamsonVP, Investor Relations at Keiretsu Forum CanadaMark TheeuwesExecutive Officer at Reunion NeuroscienceBrian O'CallaghanChief Executive Officer at Deep GenomicsDouglas ReedGeneral Partner at Hatteras
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