JH

Joseph Horsman

Investor at Madrona

Seattle, Washington

Overview

Work Experience

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Madrona

  • Investor

    2022 - Current

    Investing in early stage companies at the intersection of life sciences and tech. Helping to build the next generation of companies pushing the boundaries of what is currently possible by combining cutting edge bench and data sciences.

Cobalt Holdings

  • Business Development Consultant

    2016

    Provide business, scientific and strategic advice and analysis to cutting edge life science and biotech companies. Expertise includes due diligence, early stage business development, markets and competitive landscape research, pitch coaching, and life science research and development.

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Roche

  • Strategic Business Development- Sequencing

    2022 - 2022

  • Business Development Manager

    2020 - 2022

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Stratos Genomics

  • Business Development Manager

    2018 - 2020

    Acquired by Roche Diagnostics Working to bring a new generation of disruptive DNA sequencing technologies to market. At Stratos I wear many hats: from spending time at the bench to driving long term strategic planning and product messaging. All my efforts are focused on doing whatever it takes to deliver a novel nanopore sequencing technology that will democratize the power of DNA.

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NanoString Technologies, Inc.

  • Product Manager

    2017 - 2018

    Driving development of novel applications for NanoString’s 3D Biology technology; assaying RNA, DNA and protein – Product Development – Market Research – Collaborations – Marketing

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University of Washington

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    2016 - 2017

  • Doctoral Student

    2010 - 2016

    My work focuses on leveraging a wide range of biochemical and molecular biological techniques to better understand the molecular mechanism of the response to hydrogen sulfide in C. elegans.

The W Fund

  • Associate

    2013 - 2015

    •Responsible for day to day operations of the a $20M Venture Fund, Directly involved in over $6 M invested in over 18 deals •Vet early stage companies in: Life Sciences, Medical Devices, IT and Clean Tech •Assess viability and subsequent diligence of business proposals, undertake technical and legal diligence on deal •Identify research with commercial potential. Work with professors and business professionals to facilitate company formation and find key leadership

Education

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