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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

    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

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