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Jayson joined Abingworth’s Menlo Park office in November 2021, bringing with him more than 20 years of experience in venture investing, start-up leadership, technology transfer, and academic research within the life sciences industry.
Previously, Jayson was a Senior Partner at Takeda Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Takeda Pharmaceuticals, where he focused on early-stage biotech investments. He led investments in and was on the board of, VelosBio (acquired by Merck), Xilio (NASDAQ: XLO), StrideBio, and Coho Therapeutics. He also served as a member of the board of directors for Armagen (acquired by JCR) and Palleon Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Takeda, Jayson was a Senior Principal at Pappas Ventures where he played a key role in investments in CoLucid (acquired by Eli Lilly), Aura Biosciences (NASDAQ: AURA), Lumena Pharmaceutics (acquired by the Shire), and Glycomine (also an Abingworth portfolio company). He started his career as a research scientist in the cardiovascular drug discovery group at Bristol Myers Squibb.
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Abingworth is an international investment group dedicated to collaborating with life sciences entrepreneurs to develop their ideas into products that have a dramatic impact on health. With over $1 billion under management, Abingworth invests at all stages of development, from start-ups to publicly traded companies, and across all life sciences sectors. Supporting its portfolio companies with a team of 25 at offices in London, Menlo Park, and Boston, Abingworth has invested in 151 life science companies, completed 65 IPOs and 42 mergers and acquisitions.