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Rob Hopfner

Rob Hopfner

Managing Director and Managing Partner atPivotal Life SciencesSan Francisco
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Rob Hopfner is a Managing Director at Pivotal Life Sciences and Managing Partner at Pivotal bioVenture Partners. He has experience in venture investing and pharmaceutical business development.

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Career

  1. DuPont / Merck Pharmaceuticals
  2. Bay City Capital · Managing Director
  3. Pivotal Life Sciences · Managing Director
    Now
  4. Pivotal bioVenture Partners (US) · Managing Partner

Investments named in public bios

Aciex TherapeuticsArcutis TherapeuticsAvalyn PharmaCivitas TherapeuticsDermiraExscientiaGracellHyperion TherapeuticsInozymeKaruna TherapeuticsLB PharmaMadrigal PharmaceuticalsMerus BVNextWave PharmaceuticalsObsidian TherapeuticsOculis

Focus

Venture Capital

Education

University of Saskatchewan, RPh in Pharmacy and PhD in PharmacologyUniversity of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBAHarvard Medical School

Also at Pivotal Life Sciences

Peter Bisgaard
Peter BisgaardManaging Director and Managing Partner
Jeni Lee
Jeni LeePartner
Tony Ho
Tony HoSenior Science Partner

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Who is Rob Hopfner?

Rob Hopfner is a Managing Director at Pivotal Life Sciences and Managing Partner at Pivotal bioVenture Partners. He has experience in venture investing and pharmaceutical business development.

How much does Rob Hopfner invest?

Pivotal Life Sciences has not reported a check size.

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What did Rob Hopfner do before Pivotal Life Sciences?

DuPont / Merck Pharmaceuticals; Managing Director at Bay City Capital; Managing Partner at Pivotal bioVenture Partners (US).

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