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Silke R. Sperling

Investor

Managing Partner at Catalpa Ventures

Berlin Metropolitan Area

About

Silke R. Sperling is a Professor of Cardiovascular Genetics at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and a Senior Partner at Catalpa Ventures, where she advises and invests in early-stage healthtech startups focused on digital innovations. Her background spans Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Bioinformatics, with medical studies in Berlin and at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Chicago, a doctoral degree in Cardiac Physiology from the Freie Universität Berlin, and a habilitation in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics at the Charité. Two decades ago, she founded an interdisciplinary research group at the Max-Planck-Institute comprising physicians, bioinformaticians, and wetlab scientists.

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Experience

  1. Catalpa VenturesSenior Partnercurrent2024 — present
  2. CHARITE UNIVERSITATSMEDIZIN BERLINFull Professor of Cardiovascular Geneticscurrent2011 — presentBerlin, Germany
  3. CHARITE UNIVERSITATSMEDIZIN BERLINHeisenberg Professor of Cardiovascular Genetics2011 — 2016Berlin, Germany
  4. Young Entrepreneurs in ScienceAdvisory Board Membercurrent2023 — present
  5. Freie Universität BerlinCoopted Professorcurrent2011 — presentFachbereich Biologie, Chemie, Pharmazie
  6. the EvangelistasAngel Investorcurrent2021 — present
  7. ocumedaAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  8. DiNAQORMember of the Board of Directors2020 — 2022Switzerland
  9. National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteVisiting Scientist2014
  10. Max Planck Institute for Molecular GeneticsHead of Research Group2001 — 2011
  11. Max Planck Institute for Molecular GeneticsPostdoctoral Researcher1999 — 2000
  12. Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin (DHZB)Physician Assistant1997 — 1999

Education

  1. Freie Universität BerlinMD, Humanmedizin1991 — 1997
  2. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiMedicine - Cardiology
  3. Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinPriv.-Doz., Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics
  4. Freie Universität BerlinDr. med, Cardiovascular Science
  5. Mayo Clinic Alix School of MedicineMedicine - Pediatric Cardiology
  6. University of ChicagoMedicine - Humangenetics
  7. UC San Diego School of MedicineMedicine

Skills & more

Leadership3Medicine2Genomics3Molecular Biology13Bioinformatics5Computational Biology3Systems Biology1Molecular Genetics4Genetics11Life Sciences5

Languages English · Russian

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Also attended Freie Universität Berlin57

Mina BenothmanOther at HeavybitJeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General CatalystHilla WatkinsPlatform Partner at Congruent VenturesDavid FrazeeManaging Partner at Richmond Global VenturesDominic SchmidtGeneral Partner at Advent Life SciencesLucas LaibPartner, COO at Verve Ventures

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Also attended Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin47

Theresa TongOperations Manager at FusionEvaLegal at NAPSusanna SzwajaWorkplace Managerin & Event Support at RedstoneJana GranigSenior Finance Manager at FoodLabsFabienne KirchhofProject Manager at GreenTec Capital PartnersToby LovettGeneral Counsel at World Fund

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Also attended Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine5

Andrew ElBardissiPartner at Deerfield Management CompanyCarlos PayaVenture Partner at Ysios CapitalRené KuijtenPartner, Head of EQT Life Sciences at EQT Life SciencesMichael MatlyManaging Partner at West CapitalAlexander VosVenture Partner at BioGeneration Ventures

Also attended UC San Diego School of Medicine2

Victoria LewisVenture Professional at Medical Excellence CapitalArthur SuckowInvestor at 82VS

Shared employers

Also worked at Catalpa Ventures3

Thomas GoergenManaging Partner at Catalpa VenturesChristian GoergenManaging Partner at Catalpa VenturesAdrian GoergenPrincipal at Catalpa Ventures

Also worked at Freie Universität Berlin7

Dr. Viktor GorlowSenior Legal Counsel & Portfolio Manager at HeadlineUte MerckerInvestment Director at IBB VenturesUte TheelInvestment Professional & IR at Matterwave VenturesDr. Robert WagnerManaging Director and COO Germany at AVIV GroupMaria A. NelsonTrustee at Social Tech TrustValerie BuresPartner and head of DACH at XAnge

+ 1 more

Also worked at National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute1

Rebecca SilbermanPrincipal at RA Capital

Also worked at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics1

Dominic SchmidtGeneral Partner at Advent Life Sciences

Colleagues at Catalpa Ventures

Adrian Goergen
Principal at Catalpa Ventures
Christian Goergen
Managing Partner at Catalpa Ventures
Niklas Wilke
Investor at Catalpa Ventures
Thomas Goergen
Managing Partner at Catalpa Ventures