Alexis Ji Ph.D Overview
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Board Member
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Healthcare
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Alexis Ji Ph.D General Information
Biography
Dr. Alexis Ji served as Board Member at Walking Fish Therapeutics. She served as a Board Member at Kodikaz Therapeutic Solutions. She served as a Board Observer at SQZ Biotech. She served as a Venture Partner at Illumina Ventures. She served as a Board Member at NanoCellect Biomedical and Actym Therapeutics. She brings 12 years of experience in research and venture investment in the genomics and pharmaceutical industries. At Illumina Ventures, She focuses on investing in early-stage genomics technology platforms and applications in life science tools, diagnostics, therapeutics, and digital health. Before Illumina Ventures, She was a principal at WuXi Apptec Corporate Venture Fund and then WuXi Healthcare Investment Consulting, a U.S.-China cross-border life science venture capital firm, where she focused on investments in therapeutics and Medtech companies in the U.S. She was instrumental in investments in Twist Bioscience, 23andme, Juno Therapeutics, Syros Pharmaceuticals, Unity Biotechnology, Vivace Therapeutics, Medeor Therapeutics, Ideaya Therapeutics, and Lumo Bodytech. Before joining WuXi, She was a venture investment consultant at ARCH Venture Partners, where she evaluated early-stage life science and physical science opportunities and was involved in the founding of Twist Bioscience and the investment in Nextcode Health. She provided operating assistance to Boreal Genomics and PixelEXX Systems. Earlier in her career, She worked as a senior scientist at Merck in early drug discovery, at Roche in virology translational research and clinical trial development, and at Life Technologies in molecular diagnostics and next-generation sequencing. She earned her Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from Washington University in St. Louis, where her thesis was on non-coding RNA discovery. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor in Biochemistry from Shandong University. She also serves as a board observer at SQZ.
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Alexis Ji Ph.D Lead Partner on Deals (8)
Alexis Ji Ph.D has been the lead partner on 8 deals. Their latest deal was with Kodikaz Therapeutic Solutions, a drug discovery company. The deal was made for on 21-May-2024.
Company | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Deal Status | Industry | Location |
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Kodikaz Therapeutic Solutions | 21-May-2024 | Later Stage VC | Completed | Drug Discovery | New York, NY | |
NanoCellect Biomedical | 27-Aug-2021 | Completed | Other Devices and Supplies | San Diego, CA | ||
NanoCellect Biomedical | 01-Feb-2021 | Completed | Other Devices and Supplies | San Diego, CA | ||
Rebus Biosystems | 19-Nov-2020 | Completed | Other Devices and Supplies | Santa Clara, CA | ||
LetsGetChecked | 05-May-2020 | Completed | Other Healthcare Services | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Delfi Diagnostics | 13-Aug-2019 | Completed | Biotechnology | Baltimore, MD | ||
Cradle Genomics | 16-Jul-2019 | Early Stage VC (Series A) | Completed | Other Healthcare Technology Systems | San Diego, CA | |
NanoCellect Biomedical | 29-Nov-2017 | Later Stage VC (Series B) | Completed | Other Devices and Supplies | San Diego, CA |
Alexis Ji Ph.D Network (154)
Board Members (74)
Name | Company | Representing | Location | From |
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Leonard Post Ph.D | Vivace Therapeutics | Self | San Mateo, CA | |
Momo Wu | Walking Fish Therapeutics | Emerson Collective | South San Francisco, CA | |
SQZ Biotech | 20/20 HealthCare Partners | Watertown, MA | ||
Actym Therapeutics | Self | Berkeley, CA | ||
NanoCellect Biomedical | NanoCellect Biomedical | San Diego, CA |
Portfolio Executives (77)
Name | Company | Role | Deal date | Location |
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Anthony Johnson | Kodikaz Therapeutic Solutions | Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President & Board Member | 21-May-2024 | New York, NY |
Leon Bernal-Mizrachi MD | Kodikaz Therapeutic Solutions | Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer | 21-May-2024 | New York, NY |
NanoCellect Biomedical | Chief Executive Officer and Board Member | 27-Aug-2021 | San Diego, CA | |
NanoCellect Biomedical | Vice President of Research & Development | 27-Aug-2021 | San Diego, CA | |
NanoCellect Biomedical | Vice President of Finance | 27-Aug-2021 | San Diego, CA |
Fund Team Members (3)
Name | Investor | Fund | Fund Location |
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Wouter Meuleman Ph.D | Illumina Ventures | Illumina Innovation Fund I | Foster City, CA |
Nicholas Naclerio Ph.D | Illumina Ventures | Illumina Innovation Fund I | Foster City, CA |
Illumina Ventures | Foster City, CA |
Alexis Ji Ph.D Affiliated Funds (1)
Fund | Investor | Fund Type | Status | Vintage | Size | Dry Powder | IRR | IRR Quartile |
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Illumina Innovation Fund I | Illumina Ventures | Venture - General | Closed | 2016 |
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