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Asish Xavier

Vice President, Venture Investments atJohnson & Johnson Development CorporationSan Francisco, California
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Asish Xavier is Vice President of Venture Investments at Johnson & Johnson Innovation, based in San Francisco. He joined JJDC in 2004 and focuses on biotechnology, diagnostics, and machine learning investments.

What Asish can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BLead preference not reported
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Career

  1. Message Pharmaceuticals · R&D
  2. Structural GenomiX · business development
  3. BioRexis Pharmaceutical Corporation · business development
  4. Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. · Vice President, Venture Investments
    2004-present
  5. Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation · Vice President, Venture Investments
    Now

Focus

biotechnologydiagnosticsmachine learningmedtech

Also at Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation

Chris PicarielloPresident, JJDC
Amir BlattPrincipal, Venture Investments
Andres TellezPrincipal, New Company Creation
Biren MehtaVice President, Venture Investments
Christine BrennanVice President, Venture Investments
Edna LazarPrincipal, Venture Investments
Fiona MacLaughlinVice President, Venture Investments
Gilad GlickVice President, Venture Investments

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Who is Asish Xavier?

Asish Xavier is Vice President of Venture Investments at Johnson & Johnson Innovation, based in San Francisco. He joined JJDC in 2004 and focuses on biotechnology, diagnostics, and machine learning investments.

How much does Asish Xavier invest?

Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Asish Xavier?

A warm intro from a founder Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation backed works best.

What did Asish Xavier do before Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation?

R&D at Message Pharmaceuticals; business development at Structural GenomiX; business development at BioRexis Pharmaceutical Corporation; Vice President, Venture Investments at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc..

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