About
Sarah Meibusch is Partner and Head of Healthcare at OneVentures, bringing over 20 years of enterprise-level business leadership across science and technology sectors in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Her experience includes negotiating corporate transactions, research partnerships, licensing agreements, and mergers and acquisitions across corporate, government, and university environments, as well as managing corporate actions for NASDAQ and ASX-listed companies. She has held roles at organizations including Vaxxas, BiVACOR, Shire Pharmaceuticals, and the University of Queensland.
Experience
- OneVenturesPartner, Head of Healthcarecurrent2025 — present
- OneVenturesPartnercurrent2022 — present
- OneVenturesPrincipal2019 — 2022
- OneVenturesInvestment Manager2017 — 2018
- VaxxasChair of the Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- VaxxasBoard Alternate Director and Observer2020 — 2025
- Vertero Therapeutics, Inc.Non Executive Directorcurrent2021 — present
- Vertero Therapeutics, Inc.Chair of the Board of Directors2023 — 2025
- Kira Biotech Pty LtdNon Executive Directorcurrent2020 — present
- Kira Biotech Pty LtdNonexecutive Director - Chair of the Board2019 — 2020
- PROTA THERAPEUTICS PTY LTDBoard Alternate Director and Observercurrent2019 — present
- BearTrap Solutions Pty LtdPrincipalcurrent2009 — present
- Life Sciences Queensland LimitedNonexecutive Director2019 — 2025
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)Member Of The Board Of Advisors2017 — 2024
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)Deputy Director2012 — 2017
- Blade TherapeuticsBoard Observer2019 — 2023
- Paragen BioBoard Observer2018 — 2020
- Shire PharmaceuticalsContractor - Asia Business Development2011 — 2016
- Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies (Beef CRC)Chief Operating Officer, Commercialisation2009 — 2012
- The Australian VoicesNon Executive Director2011
Education
- Australian Institute of Company DirectorsGraduate of the Australian Company Directors Course (GAICD)2015
- Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education Program, Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making2007
- Cornell UniversityMaster's degree, Genome Sciences/Genomics cattle1999 — 2001
- The University of QueenslandBachelor's degree, Animal Sciences1995 — 1998
Skills & more
Strategy49Strategic Planning20Management12Biotechnology84Commercialization60Pharmaceutical Industry37Life Sciences35Technology Transfer27Lifesciences27Start-ups21Business Development19Biopharmaceuticals14
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OncologyDrug DevelopmentLicensingBusiness StrategyDrug DiscoveryMergers & AcquisitionsClinical DevelopmentCorporate DevelopmentGenomicsR&DRegulatory AffairsFDALanguages English · German
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Same school
Also attended Australian Institute of Company Directors106
Tim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianKirsten BernhardtPrincipal at ArtesianJordan JeffreyPrincipal at ArtesianStephanie MorrisPrincipal at ArtesianRachel YangPartner at Giant LeapGeorgia BarkellDirector at Sprint Ventures
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Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Cornell University509
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Also attended The University of Queensland88
Giuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJasmine BettesInvestor at Reinventure GroupEsther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementNilay ThakarPrincipal at ARCH Venture PartnersZenetta BurgerPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpCherie ChouHead of Corporate Development at TNBAura
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Shared employers
Also worked at OneVentures8
Michelle DeakerFounding Partner and Managing Director at OneVenturesPaul KellyFounding Partner and Director at OneVenturesJustine CarzinoInvestment Director at OneVenturesNick GainsleyPartner at OneVenturesBevin ShieldsPartner at OneVenturesLu LiInvestment Analyst at OneVentures
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Also worked at Vertero Therapeutics, Inc.2
Also worked at Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)1
Also worked at Shire Pharmaceuticals10
Julie KimRepresentative Director – President and CEO at Takeda VenturesGabriele RicciChief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda VenturesRamy RiadPresident, Plasma-Derived Therapies Business Unit at Takeda VenturesJeffrey M. JonasPartner at Cure VenturesSusan KilsbyAdvisor at Siddhi CapitalDirk ReynManaging Partner at Bioqube Ventures
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Colleagues at OneVentures
Bevin Shields
Partner at OneVentures
Jay Chiu
Investment Director at OneVentures
Justine Carzino
Investment Director at OneVentures
Kate Madden
Investment Director at OneVentures
Lu Li
Investment Analyst at OneVentures
Michelle Deaker
Founding Partner and Managing Director at OneVentures
Nick Gainsley
Partner at OneVentures
Paul Kelly
Founding Partner and Director at OneVentures