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Christopher D. Hillyer

Christopher D. Hillyer

General Partner, Manager atNYBC VenturesMassachusetts
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Christopher D. Hillyer is President and CEO of New York Blood Center Enterprises and General Partner of NYBC Ventures. He founded NYBC Ventures in 2021 and has held academic roles at Emory University and Weill Cornell.

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Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BLead preference not reported
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Career

  1. Emory University School of Medicine · Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  2. New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe) · President and CEO
  3. NYBC Ventures · General Partner
    Now
  4. Emory University School of Medicine · Distinguished Service Professor
  5. Emory Center for Transfusion and Cellular Therapies · Director
  6. Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute · Distinguished Investigator
  7. Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell College of Medicine · Professor

Companies founded

NYBC VenturesTransfusion & Transplantation Technologies, Inc. (3Ti)HemeXcel Purchasing AllianceHemeXcel Resources

Focus

hematologytransfusiontransplantationcellular/gene therapiesregenerative medicinetransfusion medicine

Education

Trinity College, BSUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine, MD

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Who is Christopher D. Hillyer?

Christopher D. Hillyer is President and CEO of New York Blood Center Enterprises and General Partner of NYBC Ventures. He founded NYBC Ventures in 2021 and has held academic roles at Emory University and Weill Cornell.

How much does Christopher D. Hillyer invest?

NYBC Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a, series b.

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What did Christopher D. Hillyer do before NYBC Ventures?

Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine; President and CEO at New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe); Distinguished Service Professor at Emory University School of Medicine; Director at Emory Center for Transfusion and Cellular Therapies; Distinguished Investigator at Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute; Professor at Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell College of Medicine.

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