About
Steph Avraamides is UK Lead at Fifty Years, having moved from biomedical research into science translation. She has founded and led several entrepreneurial organizations, pre-accelerators, and venture-building programs, and co-founded Vellos with Fifty Years colleague Sir Tony Kouzarides to help scientists become founders. Her work focuses on supporting early-stage science founders.
Invests in
BiotechDeep Tech
Experience
- Fifty YearsUK Leadcurrent2025 — present
- VellosCo-Founder & COOcurrent2024 — present
- Cambridge NeuroWorksFounding Steering Committee Membercurrent2024 — present
- University of CambridgeScience Innovation Strategist2023 — 2025
- NucleateCo-Founder & Director, Nucleate Cambridge2022 — 2025
- BlueYard CapitalVenture Fellow2022 — 2023
- SynBioUKRepresentative Committee Member2020 — 2022
- iGEM CompetitionTeam Lead - Renervate Therapeutics2019 — 2021
- King's College LondonMolecular Genetics Research Fellow2019
Education
- University of CambridgeMaster of Philosophy - MPhil, Biomedical Science
- King's College LondonBachelor of Science - BSc (Hons), Biomedical Science. British Society of Immunology Undergraduate Prize Winner. Grade: First Class
Skills & more
Blockchain3Leadership12Entrepreneurship9Medical Research7Research5Biotechnology3Analytical Skills3Problem Solving3Management4Mentoring2Synthetic Biology3Public Engagement3
From Steph's professional profile.
Colleagues at Fifty Years
Ale Borda
Head of 5050 at Fifty Years
Alex Teng
Partner at Fifty Years
Ania Scigalska
Chief of Staff to Seth Bannon at Fifty Years
D. Scott Phoenix
Partner at Fifty Years
Drew Moxon
Head of Platform and Product at Fifty Years
Ela Madej
Founding Partner at Fifty Years
Joe Fox
Engineer at Fifty Years
Kasia Bojanowska
Designer at Fifty Years
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Steph Avraamides work?
- Steph Avraamides is UK Lead at Fifty Years.
- What does Steph Avraamides invest in?
- Steph Avraamides invests in Biotech, Deep Tech.
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge851
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Also attended King's College London222
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vellos1
Also worked at University of Cambridge139
Masha LevinVenture Partner at One Way VenturesFrancesco PomponiInvestor at Extantia CapitalJonathan RobinsonSenior Independent Director at EMV CapitalPhilip KalikmanAssistant Professor of Real Estate, Finance, & Economics at Joyance PartnersAlex TingDirector of Events & Operations at Pillar VCReshma ShettyCo-Founder, Ginkgo Bioworks & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
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Also worked at Nucleate32
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