Scott Platshon

Mr. Platshon joined EcoR1 Capital, LLC in October 2015 after spending a year at Aquilo Partners, a boutique life sciences investment bank. Alongside Ms. Stout, Mr. Platshon serves as an analyst and is responsible for due diligence and analysis of biotechnology companies for value-oriented investment opportunities. At Aquilo, Mr. Platshon prepared valuation materials and performed due diligence on M&A, licensing, and private placement transactions in the biotech, pharmaceutical and tools & diagnostics sector. Mr. Platshon holds a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering from Stanford University, and was advised by Karl Deisseroth, the inventor of optogenetics and CLARITY, two breakthrough neuroscience technologies.