Nigel Sheail is a partner at Versant Ventures based in Basel, Switzerland, with over two decades of leadership in the pharmaceutical sector. He previously held senior business development roles at Novartis, Bayer Healthcare, and Roche.
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- Roche · Head of Licensing for its Pharma division
- Roche · Head of Group M&A
- Bayer Healthcare · Head of Business Development and Licensing
- Novartis · Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Development & Licensing
- Versant Ventures · PartnerNow
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Who is Nigel Sheail?
Nigel Sheail is a partner at Versant Ventures based in Basel, Switzerland, with over two decades of leadership in the pharmaceutical sector. He previously held senior business development roles at Novartis, Bayer Healthcare, and Roche.
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What did Nigel Sheail do before Versant Ventures?
Head of Licensing for its Pharma division at Roche; Head of Group M&A at Roche; Head of Business Development and Licensing at Bayer Healthcare; Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Development & Licensing at Novartis.
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