JV

James Vath

Biotech Entrepreneur

Boston, Massachusetts

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder and Member of the Board

    2020

    Biotech company focused on innovative therapeutics harnessing the Integrated Stress Response

  • Founder and Partner

    2023

    Consultancy focused on helping founders and investors create early value and momentum

2021 - 2022

  • Partner

    2021 - 2022

    Part of a team of company builders aiming to create innovative companies to eradicate diseases. Our focus for investing is de novo company formation around big ideas and visionary science.

  • Founder and Partner

    2019 - 2021

    Consultancy focused on helping biotech entrepreneurs and investors create early value and momentum

2006 - 2019

  • Founder and Sr. VP of Research and Development

    2006 - 2019

    Founding scientist for a public biotechnology company focused on rare obesity and metabolic disease

2005 - 2006

  • Entrepreneur

    2005 - 2006

    Worked with founders and investors to develop product development and financing plans for early stage start-ups.

2004 - 2005

  • Sr. VP Product Development

    2004 - 2005

    Member of management team for an early stage start-up developing a lectin for oncology supportive care

  • SVP of Research

    1999 - 2004

    Head of R&D for a Company developing small molecules and peptide based drugs for a variety of disease applications including oncology, inflammation, and Alzheimer's disease

  • Director Protein Technologies

    1996 - 1999

    Leader of the proteomics group focused on developing technologies for biomarker discovery and drug screening

1989 - 1996

  • Lab Head

    1989 - 1996

    Scientist involved in protein and carbohydrate characterization in support of a number of development programs