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Brian Dowd

Brian Dowd

Director, Investments (Bioscience) atConnecticut Innovations (CT Innovations)Connecticut
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Brian Dowd is a director of investments on the bioscience team at Connecticut Innovations. He previously worked at Pfizer and at Biohaven Pharmaceuticals and Kleo Pharmaceuticals, and earned his Ph.D. from Yale.

What Brian can write

Writes checks of$250K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations) writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations).

Career

  1. California-based company · bench scientist
  2. several pharmaceutical companies in Utah · business development and portfolio strategy
  3. Biohaven Pharmaceuticals
  4. Kleo Pharmaceuticals
  5. Pfizer · business development support for the Nurtec franchise
  6. Connecticut Innovations · Director, Venture Bioscience
    Now
  7. Connecticut Innovations · Director, Investments
    Now

Focus

biosciencepharmaceuticalbiotechearly-stagelife sciences

Education

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, B.S., BiologyYale University, Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Physiology

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Questions

Who is Brian Dowd?

Brian Dowd is a director of investments on the bioscience team at Connecticut Innovations. He previously worked at Pfizer and at Biohaven Pharmaceuticals and Kleo Pharmaceuticals, and earned his Ph.D. from Yale.

How much does Brian Dowd invest?

Brian Dowd invests through Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations), which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Brian Dowd?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Brian in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations) backed works better.

What did Brian Dowd do before Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations)?

bench scientist at California-based company; business development and portfolio strategy at several pharmaceutical companies in Utah; Biohaven Pharmaceuticals; Kleo Pharmaceuticals; business development support for the Nurtec franchise at Pfizer.

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