Huw Nash

About Huw Nash

I am a chemical biologist turned entrepreneurial leader who has had the great pleasure of building start-up biotech companies that develop disruptive technology platforms to create pipelines of first-in-class therapeutics. I am currently a Venture Partner at Scion Life Sciences, where I focus on forming, building and leading innovative biotechnology companies.

Experience

1. Venture Partner

   Scion Life Sciences

   Oct 2024 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Scion Life Sciences, an affiliate of Petrichor, is a life sciences venture capital firm committed to meaningfully improving human health through long-term ownership of clinically transformative therapies. Our team of experienced innovators, company-builders and investors is founding and building exceptional biotechnology companies to discover, develop, and commercialize clinically transformational or curative new medicines. We aim to support impactful and sustainable advancements with a strategic and pragmatic approach to investment and innovation. For more information, please visit

Education

• Harvard University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Organic Chemistry

  1992 — 1997

• Harvard University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biochemistry

  1985 — 1989

Skills

• Entrepreneurship
• R&D
• Chemistry
• Team Building
• Biotechnology
• Inventor
• Global Alliance Management
• Start-Ups
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Drug Discovery
• Business Development
• Patents
• Life Sciences
• Venture Financing
• Strategy
• Drug Development
• Intellectual Property
• Technology Transfer
• In-Licensing
• Clinical Development