Thuja Capital
Markwin Velders is an independent entrepreneur with 25 years of experience, working in the fields of research, development, operations and management. He was awarded a PhD in Molecular Immunology from Leiden University in the Netherlands.
After transferring from the US academical to the Dutch biopharmaceutical sector Dr Markwin Velders served, among several other management positions, four years as a Chief Scientific Officer at Dutch biotech company AM-Pharma, with responsibility for R&D and pre-clinical development.
In 2013 he consulted to the Dutch biotech T-Cell Factory (TCF) where he played a key role in the acquisition of the company to form Kite Pharma EU B.V. Markwin joined Kite, now a Gilead company, in 2015 where he managed the research and development of novel receptors against tumors alongside managing the realization of Kite’s new manufacturing facility for cell therapy in the Netherlands.
Markwin is chairman of the board of HollandBio, the branch association for Biotech in the Netherlands and supervisory board member at ISA Pharmaceuticals and Amarna Therapeutics.
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Thuja Capital
Thuja Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm located in Utrecht, The Netherlands. They invest in product-focused companies that aim to have a true impact on patients and doctors alike, as demonstrated in clinical studies to enable a health claim.