Paul Weiss
Paul joined Venture Investors in 2006, as a Managing Director. He focuses on making Healthcare investments and is an active member in the firm’s Venture Igniter program.
Paul has over 20 years of operating experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. He previously was President of the Gala Biotech business unit of Cardinal Health (now Catalent Pharma Solutions). Before joining Gala, Paul served as the VP of Business Development for 3-Dimensional Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company that completed its IPO during his tenure and was subsequently acquired by Johnson & Johnson. Earlier in his career, Paul worked as Director of Licensing for Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals, a division of American Home Products (Wyeth is now part of Pfizer). He also served as Director of Business Development and Research for Scientific Protein Labs (SPL), a division of American Home Products, prior to its spin-out. Paul began his career in industry as the Director of Operations for Columbia Research Labs (Nasdaq: COB), a small, publicly-held company that focuses on women’s health.
Paul is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Akebia Therapeutics (also includes Aerpio Therapeutics), Euthymics Bioscience (also includes Neurovance and EBI Life Sciences), Mithridion, and ProCertus (also acting President and CEO). He is also an observer for Tissue Regeneration Systems and Inviragen. In addition Paul serves on the Board of Directors for Tamir Biotechnology, Inc. (formerly Alfacell Corporation, Nasdaq: ACEL), the Waisman Center Board of Visitors, and the Waisman Center Biomanufacturing Facility Advisory Board.
Paul received a B.S. in Biochemistry with honors from Carleton University-Ottawa, Ontario, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he also worked as a postdoctoral research associate.
