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Find out more about the people on our team

The Novartis Venture Fund Team is made up of people with proven expertise and talent in bringing exciting new drugs and treatments to patients all over the world. Drawing on successful backgrounds in medicine, science, legal, investment, and business development, the investment team has an undeterred passion for discovering and developing innovative life science companies and products.
 


We invest in a wide selection of life science companies at all stages of growth and development.
 

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Team Member Profiles

Novartis Venture Fund

Investment Team

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Aaron Nelson MD, PhD, Managing Director at the Novartis Venture Fund
Aaron Nelson
Managing Director

Cambridge, MA, USA

Adam Cotton PhD, MBA, Associate at the Novartis Venture Fund
Adam Cotton
Associate

Cambridge, MA, USA

Anja König PhD, Global Head of the Novartis Venture Fund
Anja König
Global Head of NVF

Basel, CH

Bart Dzikowski, Managing Director and Head of Transactions & Legal at the Novartis Venture Fund
Bart Dzikowski
Managing Director,
Head of Transactions & Legal

Basel, CH

Beat Steffen MD, Managing Director at the Novartis Venture Fund
Beat Steffen
Managing Director

Basel, CH

Elena Battistello PhD, Analyst at the Novartis Venture Fund
Elena Battistello
Analyst

Basel, CH

Florian Müllershausen PhD, Managing Director at the Novartis Venture Fund
Florian Müellershausen
Managing Director

Basel, CH

Laura Brass PhD, MBA, Managing Director at the Novartis Venture Fund
Laura Brass
Managing Director

Cambridge, MA, USA

Marianne Uteng PhD, Managing Director at the Novartis Venture Fund
Marianne Uteng
Managing Director

Basel, CH

Mathias Frederiksen PhD, Principal at the Novartis Venture Fund
Mathias Frederiksen
Principal

Basel, CH

Michal Silverberg MBA, Managing Director at the Novartis Venture Fund
Michal Silverberg
Managing Director

Cambridge, MA, USA

Michelle Ma PhD, Analyst at the Novartis Venture Fund
Michelle Ma
Analyst

Cambridge, MA, USA

Board of

Directors

Prof. Christoph A. Meier, Board Member of the Novartis Venture Fund
Christoph Meier
Dr. Elaine Jones, Board Member of the Novartis Venture Fund
Elaine Jones
Dr. Fiona H. Marshall, Board Member of the Novartis Venture Fund
Fiona H. Marshall
Harry Kirsch, Board Member of the Novartis Venture Fund
Harry Kirsch
Dr. Michael Gilman, Board Member of the Novartis Venture Fund
Michael Gilman
Michael Hengartner, chairman of the Novartis Venture Fund board
Michael Hengartner
Dr. Shreeram Aradhye, Board Member of the Novartis Venture Fund
Shreeram Aradhye