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Wasim Malik
Managing Partner at Iaso Ventures
Boston, Massachusetts
Overview
Wasim Malik is a venture investor and Harvard professor based in Boston, Massachusetts, with a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford and a postdoc from MIT. He has held key roles at prestigious institutions like Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Broad Institute, while also serving as a board member for various innovative companies in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors.
Malik's career highlights include managing partner at Iaso Ventures and serving as a board member for companies like Prudentia Sciences and Scaffold Therapeutics, demonstrating a strong track record in venture capital investments and strategic leadership within the biomedical and healthcare industries.
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2020 - Current
Early-stage investments and new venture creation at the intersection of technology and life sciences.
Director of Biomarker Research, Department of Psychiatry
2008
Serving on the leadership of the Clinical Trial Network & Institute (CTNI) at MGH
Chair of the Board’s Research Committee & Board Member
2019
Research Affiliate, Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences
2007
Founding Board Member
2023
Board Member
2022
A venture backed, tech-accelerated drug development company.
Independent Board Member
2022
Advisor
2025
Advisor
2023
Zafrens offers a throughput platform for cell characterization, correlating molecular profiles to phenotype for accelerated drug discovery.
Raised $29,000,000.00 from Prime Movers Lab, BlueYard Capital, Global Brain Corporation, Iaso Ventures, Alix Ventures, KOFA Healthcare, Possible Ventures, Hawktail Management and FoundersX Ventures.
Advisor
2022