Jay Lichter

Managing Director at Avalon Ventures

Rancho Santa Fe, California

Overview

Jay Lichter is a highly accomplished Venture Capitalist based in Rancho Santa Fe, California, with a strong background in biotechnology and lifesciences. Notable career highlights include serving as Managing Partner at Avalon BioVentures and President and CEO of Arialys Therapeutics, with a track record of successful investments in companies like Enlaza Therapeutics and Aratana Therapeutics. Lichter's impressive career also includes roles as Managing Director, President, and CEO at Avalon Ventures, as well as serving as Chairman of the Board at Aratana Therapeutics Inc., showcasing his expertise in leadership, management, and strategic planning within the pharmaceutical industry.

Work Experience

Avalon BioVentures

Managing Partner
2022 - Current
Avalon BioVentures is a biotech venture capital firm that builds on Avalon’s 40-year success in pursuing disruptive ideas to improve life. From its established offices and labs on the Torrey Pines Mesa, in La Jolla, California, Avalon BioVentures leverages its Accelerator, which provides operational infrastructure and support, and the team’s extensive experience to identify promising science, build agile companies, and advance breakthrough therapeutics.

Avalon BioVentures operates as a biotech venture capital firm.

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