Raj Parekh

General Partner at Advent Life Sciences

Raj joined Advent in 2005 bringing over 20 years of experience in biomedical research and as an entrepreneur and investor.

After gaining an MA and DPhil from Oxford University, he pursued a successful academic career in molecular medicine before co-founding Oxford GlycoSciences (IPO on LSE and NASDAQ). Following its sale to UCB-Celltech, he became Chairman of Galapagos nv, a member of the Supervisory Board of the Novartis Venture Fund and a founding Director of Celldex Therapeutics.

Since joining Advent, he has been involved with those portfolio Companies primarily engaged in the discovery of new medicines, including Avila, EUSA and Thiakis.

Raj currently serves on the Board of several portfolio Companies including Arrakis, Aura Biosciences and Levicept.


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Advent Life Sciences

Advent Life Sciences is one of the leading trans-Atlantic venture investors focused on building innovative Life Sciences businesses in the UK, Europe, and the USA. They are a highly experienced team with a long-standing track record of entrepreneurial and investment success through turning breakthrough science into approved medicines or medical products.


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