About
Tony Kouzarides is a Venture Partner at Fifty Years and a researcher in the field of epigenetics and cancer. He earned his PhD at the University of Cambridge and worked at the Cambridge MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and New York University Medical Centre before establishing his lab at the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge, with research that led to anti-cancer drugs currently in clinical trials. He has co-founded several companies and mentors early-career scientists and entrepreneurs in his role at the firm.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Fifty YearsVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Milner Therapeutics Institute, University of CambridgeCo-founder and directorcurrent2016 — present
- VellosCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — present
- Cambridge GravityFounder and directorcurrent2017 — presentCambridge, United Kingdom
- STORM Therapeutics LimitedCo-founder and directorcurrent2015 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Gurdon InstituteProfessor of Molecular Cancer Biologycurrent1991 — presentCambridge, United Kingdom
- abcamNon-Executive Director1998 — 2012Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Education
- University of Cambridge
- University of Leeds
Investments
Investor
AbcamChroma TherapeuticsStorm TherapeuticsVellos
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Fifty Years
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Tony Kouzarides work?
- Tony Kouzarides is Venture Partner / Resident Knight at Fifty Years.
- What does Tony Kouzarides invest in?
- Tony Kouzarides invests in Biotech.
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