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Henry Skinner

Henry Skinner

Chief Executive Officer atAMR Action FundBoston
AMR Action Fund websiteFirm profile

Henry Skinner is a microbiologist and venture investor who leads the AMR Action Fund, focusing on antimicrobial drug development challenges. He has held leadership roles in pharmaceuticals, biotech, and venture capital.

What Henry can write

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Career

  1. Novartis Venture Fund · Deputy Head and Managing Director
  2. Tekla Capital Management · Senior Vice President, Venture
  3. AMR Action Fund · Chief Executive Officer
    Now
  4. NeoGenesis Pharmaceuticals · President and Chief Executive Officer
  5. SelectX Pharmaceuticals · Chief Executive Officer
  6. Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research · Executive Director, Head Strategic Alliances
  7. Novartis Venture Fund · Vice President and Deputy Head and Managing Director
  8. Tekla Capital Management · Senior Vice President of Venture

Focus

antimicrobial drug developmentr&dinnovative financingequitable accessantibioticsbiotech

Education

University of Illinois, PhD in MicrobiologyHarvard Medical School, MS in BioethicsTexas A&M, MJur in Health Law, Policy, and ManagementWorcester Polytechnic Institute, MS and BS in Biology/Biotechnology

Also at AMR Action Fund

Junjun Gao
Junjun GaoPrincipal
Carly Levine
Carly LevineSenior Associate
Henni-Karoliina Ropponen
Henni-Karoliina RopponenVenture Associate
Martin Heidecker
Martin HeideckerChief Investment Officer
Isabella SantiVenture Associate

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Who is Henry Skinner?

Henry Skinner is a microbiologist and venture investor who leads the AMR Action Fund, focusing on antimicrobial drug development challenges. He has held leadership roles in pharmaceuticals, biotech, and venture capital.

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What did Henry Skinner do before AMR Action Fund?

Deputy Head and Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund; Senior Vice President, Venture at Tekla Capital Management; President and Chief Executive Officer at NeoGenesis Pharmaceuticals; Chief Executive Officer at SelectX Pharmaceuticals; Executive Director, Head Strategic Alliances at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research; Vice President and Deputy Head and Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund; Senior Vice President of Venture at Tekla Capital Management.

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