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Jim Sullivan

Chief Executive Officer at Vanqua Bio

Greater Chicago Area

Overview 

Jim Sullivan is the Chief Executive Officer at Vanqua Bio in the Greater Chicago Area, with a background in the pharmaceutical industry, life sciences, and biotechnology. Notable highlights from his career include serving as Vice President of Global Discovery at AbbVie and holding leadership roles in drug discovery and clinical development at Abbott.

Work Experience 

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2019 - Current

Vanqua Bio is a biotechnology company that discovers and develops next-generation medicines for patients with neurodegenerative diseases.

Raised $129,979,987.00 from Logos Capital, OUP (Osage University Partners), OrbiMed, Omega Funds, Casdin Capital, Avoro Ventures, Eli Lilly, Pontifax and Surveyor Capital.

  • Venture Partner

    2019

OrbiMed is a healthcare-dedicated investment firm focusing on biopharmaceuticals for medical devices and diagnostics.

  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Pharmacology

    2009

  • Vice President Global Discovery

    2013 - 2018

AbbVie is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and markets medicines.

Raised $15,000,249,999.00.

  • Vice President Global Pharmaceutical Discovery

    2008 - 2012

  • Vice President, Neuroscience Discovery

    2001 - 2008

  • Director Neuroscience Discovery

    1997 - 2000

  • Project Leader

    1995 - 1997

The Clara Abbott Foundation is a non-profit firm aimed to assist families, in gaining financial security for the rest of their lives.

  • Sr Research Scientist, Neuroscience Discovery

    1991 - 1993

The Clara Abbott Foundation is a non-profit firm aimed to assist families, in gaining financial security for the rest of their lives.

  • Research Scientist

    1990 - 1991

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurobiology

    1987 - 1990

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