Zhizhong Joel Yao
Partner
Works at Sofinnova
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About
Partner at Sofinnova, Zhizhong Joel Yao invests in pre-seed, seed, Series A, Series B, and growth, with check sizes ranging from €1 to €60 million, in health and life sciences, agri-food, and electronics and telecommunications. He joined in 2015 as an analyst and is now a Partner in the Biovelocita Strategy. His track record includes Mablink Bioscience, Nodthera, Mnemo Therapeutics, GlycoEra, DISCO Pharmaceuticals, and EnsoCell. A Kauffman Fellow, he holds a PhD in chemistry and chemical biology from Harvard and a bachelor's degree from Peking University.
Profile
- Role
- Partner
- Fund
- Sofinnova