The Northeastern University Biotech Entrepreneurs proudly present the first speaker of the ‘Think like a VC’ series, Dr. Kush M. Parmar, Managing Partner at 5AM Ventures. He joined 5AM Ventures in 2010 from Harvard Medical School, where he was an NIH-sponsored M.D./Ph.D. Physician Scientist Fellow in the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program. Dr. Parmar serves as a Director on the Boards of Arvinas, Audentes, Homology and scPharmaceuticals.  He previously served as Acting VP of Strategy and Corporate Development at Novira (acquired by J&J) and was Board Observer for Envoy (acquired by Takeda), Achaogen (NASDAQ: AKAO) and Pulmatrix (NASDAQ: PULM). Dr. Parmar serves on the Scientific Advisory Council of Princeton University’s Department of Molecular Biology and for the Grace Wilsey Foundation. He is a Fellow of the Society of Kauffman Fellows. Before joining 5AM, Dr. Parmar completed clinical clerkships at the Massachusetts General & Brigham and Women’s Hospitals. At Princeton University, Dr. Parmar worked on developmental genetics with Eric F. Wieschaus (Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1995). He holds an A.B. in Molecular Biology and Medieval Studies from Princeton University, a Ph.D. in Experimental Pathology from Harvard University and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

Come and add to your bag of entrepreneurial skills and  learn from his vast depth of knowledge and experience. This seminar will feature an overview of the VC fundraising process as well as an interactive Q&A Session. As always, refreshments shall be provided.