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Mike Powell, Ph.D., has more than 25 years of pharmaceutical development experience, and he has focused interest in clinical-stage product companies, particularly in the oncology, endocrine, and neurology areas. He joined Sofinnova Ventures as a General Partner in 1997 as a member of the Life Science investment team. Prior to becoming a venture capitalist, Mike worked on 20 clinical products and authored almost 100 papers and books, including an 1,100–page treatise on vaccine design. Mike was an early investor in Actelion (SWX: ATLN), InterMune (Nasdaq: ITMN), Anesiva (Nasdaq: ANSV), Orexigen Therapeutics (Nasdaq: OREX), Seattle Genetics (Nasdaq: SGEN), and Threshold Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: THLD), as well as several private companies such as Ascenta and Trius Therapeutics. Mike is currently Board President of AVAC (AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition), a past Advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a Strategic Advisor to One World Health, and a Founding Venture Advisory Board member of the IAVI Innovation Fund. He flies too much, but he loves it.
Mike was Group Leader of Drug Delivery at Genentech (1990-97) where his focus was developing new therapeutics. In 1987 he was part of the founding team of Cytel; as Director of Product Development, he was responsible for the company's early growth, which culminated in a successful IPO. Before this he was Scientist and Project Team Leader at Syntex Research. Mike had the honor of being the first scientist from the biotechnology industry to be elected a Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. He was also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Kansas, an Editorial Board member of J. Pharm. Sci., and a Scientific Advisor to the Controlled Release Society.
He received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Toronto in 1981, and completed his post-doctorate work in Bioorganic Chemistry at the University of California, where he was subsequently a faculty member (1981-84).
Location
Menlo Park, California, United States, North America
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Jobs history
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Omega Funds
Executive Partner
2021 - Current
Board and Advisor Roles
3
Aerium Therapeutics
Board Member
2022 - Current
Pionyr Immunotherapeutics
Board Member
Invalid date - Current
Checkmate Pharmaceuticals
General Partner
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Profile Resume
Michael Powell is the Executive Partner at Omega Funds, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Michael Powell has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Michael Powell studied Ph.D Physical Chemistry @ University of Toronto. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
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Investment portfolio
2
1
Personal investment
2
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Jan 01, 2007 | Curverider | Series A - Curverider | 588.5K |
Jun 29, 2018 | Veridium | Series B - Veridium | 16.5M |
Partner investment
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Jun 15, 2017 | Checkmate Pharmaceuticals | Series B - Checkmate Pharmaceuticals | Sofinnova Investments | 27.0M |
Dec 13, 2017 | Pionyr Immunotherapeutics | Series B - Pionyr Immunotherapeutics | Sofinnova Investments | 62.0M |
Jun 10, 2020 | Checkmate Pharmaceuticals | Series C - Checkmate Pharmaceuticals | Sofinnova Investments | 85.0M |
Mar 22, 2022 | Aerium Therapeutics | Series A - Aerium Therapeutics | Omega Funds | 0 |
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