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Thomas de Vlaam

Investor

Partner at Pillar VC

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedAmplifyer Bio

About

Thomas de Vlaam has built his career in biotech. Before Pillar VC, he was part of the founding team of Quotient Therapeutics at Flagship Pioneering, and earlier founded and led Amylon Therapeutics, an RNA therapeutics startup for rare neurodegenerative disease that he spun out of ProQR Therapeutics, where he headed CNS innovation. He holds a B.Sc. in International Medicine and Global Health and has contributed to multiple patents and publications.

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Thomas @titanioustom

In the month of March we raise awareness for this debilitating disease, and as we wrap up I felt it appropriate to write a short piece to highlight how proud we are to get to work with Ashley Abel, Ph.D. and the team at Metri Bio. Read more here: https://t.co/l5DFvSrQkJ

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Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. Pillar VCPartnercurrent2024 β€” present
  2. Pillar VCPrincipal2022 β€” 2024
  3. Flagship PioneeringCo-Founder FL86 (Quotient Therapeutics)2021 β€” 2022
  4. Flagship PioneeringAssociate2021 β€” 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Amylon TherapeuticsFounder & CEO2017 β€” 2022Leiden, the Netherlands
  6. ProQR Therapeutics NVInnovation lead CNS2015 β€” 2017Leiden
  7. ProQR Therapeutics NVResearch Intern2014 β€” 2015Leiden
  8. University Medical Center GroningenResearch Intern2014
  9. Summer School of Transplantation Medicine (SSTx')Student committee2012 β€” 2014

Education

  1. University of GroningenBachelor’s Degree, Medicine2010 β€” 2014

Shared employers

Also worked at Pillar VC32

Ellen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesChris FaheySVP, Talent & Human Resources at Volition CapitalJamie GoldsteinFounding/Managing Partner at Pillar VCSarah HodgesGeneral Partner at Pillar VCTony KulesaPartner at Pillar VCParker McKeePartner at Pillar VC

+ 26 more

Also worked at Flagship Pioneering69

Anika GuptaInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringPatrickBiotech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesCassidy BlundellPartner at Mission BiocapitalDiana BernsteinDirector at Northpond Ventures

+ 63 more

Also worked at ProQR Therapeutics NV1

Arthur FrankenGeneral Partner at Gilde Healthcare

Investments

Investor

Amplifyer BioArvada TherapeuticsThymmune

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Colleagues at Pillar VC

Alec Nielsen
Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC
Alex Reinhart
Associate at Pillar VC
Alex Ting
Director of Events & Operations at Pillar VC
Andras Forgacs
Co-Founder & Board Director, Modern Meadow, Fork & Goode, Organovo & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Andy Beck
CEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Ash Ashutosh
CEO, Actifio & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Bernhard van Lengerich
CEO at Seeding The Future Foundation. Board Member at Beyond Meat and CSO at General Mills & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Bill Brady
CEO, Kula Bio, Monolith Materials, Mascoma Corporation & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC