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Julius Knowles
Partner at Mass General Brigham Ventures
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overview
Julius Knowles is a Partner at Mass General Brigham Ventures in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a background in drug discovery and biotechnology. With a notable career spanning leadership roles at companies like Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, he brings expertise in strategic alliances and commercialization to his current role, where he focuses on investing in biotech companies at various stages in the Boston/New England area.
Work Experience
Partner
2014 - Current
Mass General Brigham Ventures is the venture capital arm of Mass General Brigham that invests in early-stage companies.
CEO
2012 - 2014
Acquired by Juno.
X-BODY is a biotechnology company that discovers and develops compounds against targets in oncology and ophthalmology.
Raised $6,802,465.00.
Head, Platforms, Strategic Alliances
2005 - 2012
President
2002 - 2005
Vice President, Business Development
2001 - 2002
Vice President, Business Development
1999 - 2001
Director, R&D Planning
1993 - 1999
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is focused on the discovery and development of small molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases.
Raised $657,308,360.00 from J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Janssen Belgium.
Education
MBA
1991 - 1993
M.Sc.
1985 - 1987
B.A. with Distinction
1981 - 1985