Yvonne Yamanaka, PhD

Yvonne Yamanaka, PhD

Partner atvenBio PartnersSan Francisco

Yvonne Yamanaka is a Partner at venBio with a background in biological engineering. She previously worked at Flagship Pioneering and EMD/Merck Serono, and holds a PhD from MIT.

What Yvonne can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Career

  1. EMD/Merck Serono
  2. Flagship Pioneering · member of the venture creation team
  3. venBio · Partner
    Now
  4. EMD/Merck Serono
  5. Flagship Pioneering

Focus

biological engineeringlife science company creation

Education

MIT, Ph.D. in Biological EngineeringDuke University, B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering

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Who is Yvonne Yamanaka, PhD?

Yvonne Yamanaka is a Partner at venBio with a background in biological engineering. She previously worked at Flagship Pioneering and EMD/Merck Serono, and holds a PhD from MIT.

How much does Yvonne Yamanaka, PhD invest?

venBio Partners has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a, series b.

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What did Yvonne Yamanaka, PhD do before venBio Partners?

EMD/Merck Serono; member of the venture creation team at Flagship Pioneering; EMD/Merck Serono; Flagship Pioneering.

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