Irena Melnikova is a Partner at Pfizer Ventures and Executive Director of Worldwide Business Development. She has over 20 years of experience in biopharma and finance.
What Irena can write
Pfizer Ventures writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.
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- TVM Capital
- Sanofi
- Leerink Partners · Managing Director, Biopharma Investment Banking
- Umoja Biopharma · Chief Financial Officer
- Pfizer Ventures · PartnerNow
- Worldwide Business Development · Executive Director
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Who is Irena Melnikova?
Irena Melnikova is a Partner at Pfizer Ventures and Executive Director of Worldwide Business Development. She has over 20 years of experience in biopharma and finance.
How much does Irena Melnikova invest?
Irena Melnikova invests through Pfizer Ventures, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Irena Melnikova?
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What did Irena Melnikova do before Pfizer Ventures?
TVM Capital; Sanofi; Managing Director, Biopharma Investment Banking at Leerink Partners; Chief Financial Officer at Umoja Biopharma; Executive Director at Worldwide Business Development.
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