Fundraising Fox

Sam Lee

Investor

Impact Partner at Fresco Capital

Princeton, NJ

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

  1. BioNTech SEDirector R&D Program Managementcurrent2022 β€” presentMainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  2. BioNTech SEConsultant R&D Program Management2021 β€” 2022Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  3. Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesExternal R&D2020 β€” 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  4. SOSVProgram Director and Founding Partner, IndieBio New York2020New York, New York, United States
  5. Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesHead of Innovation, External R&D2019 β€” 2020Princeton, New Jersey, United States
  6. Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesSenior Director, Entrepreneurial Growth2017 β€” 2019Princeton, New Jersey, United States
  7. Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesSenior Director, New Technology Acquisition & Partnering2012 β€” 2017Princeton, USA
  8. Toronto Region Research AllianceDirector, Life Sciences and Health Care2007 β€” 2011Toronto, Canada
  9. Matrizyme PharmaManagement Consultant, Corporate Development2007 β€” 2011Toronto, Canada
  10. NPS PharmaceuticalsSenior Director, Research Operations2005 β€” 2007Toronto, Canada
  11. NPS PharmaceuticalsAssociate Director, Research Operations2003 β€” 2005Toronto, Canada
  12. NPS PharmaceuticalsGroup Leader, Emerging Technologies2001 β€” 2003Toronto, Canada
  13. DuPontResearch Scientist1995 β€” 1999Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Education

  1. University of TorontoPh.D., Chemistry
  2. The Second CityComedy1999 β€” 2004
  3. Equity Showcase TheatreActing2000
  4. University of TorontoM.Sc., Chemistry
  5. University of TorontoB.Sc., Chemistry
  6. CaltechCompetitive Technical Intelligence

Skills & more

Management2Business Development7Mergers & Acquisitions4Technology Transfer2Biotechnology9Lifesciences12Drug Discovery8Drug Development2PharmaceuticalsPolymer Chemistry2Organic Chemistry1Clinical Development4
+12 moreFormulationBusiness PlanningChemistryBiopharmaceuticalsClinical TrialsProtein ChemistryPharmaceutical IndustryGLPOrganic SynthesisR&DProduct DevelopmentValidation

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