18 June 2020

Oncode Oncology Bridge Fund appoints Investment Advisory Committee

Elize Brolsma
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Elize Brolsma

Elize is part of Oncode’s communication team. She has over 10 years of experience in the com-munication industry, both for commercial and non-profit organisations. After obtaining her bache-lor and master degree in communication at Utrecht University, Elize worked as a communication professional at a research institute, PR agency, law firm and internet company. She has a strong focus on external communications and Public Relations. At Oncode - together with her colleagues - Elize produces the monthly newsletters for Oncode Investigators & Researchers and the Oncode digital magazine. She publishes content for the Oncode website and is responsible for all social media channels. She enjoys discussing science with researchers and support them in their outreach.

The Oncode Oncology Bridge Fund provides early stage financing to support the creation and growth of new enterprises based on highly innovative science performed by researchers at the Oncode Institute. We are proud to announce that the Bridge Fund has appointed its Investment Advisory Committee (IAC). The role of the IAC is to review and make recommendations on investment proposals presented by the Fund Managers. Initially it consists of three members and will gradually expand to five members with diverse early-stage venture experience in the field of life sciences. The members of the committee have a mixture of technical, scientific, business, and investment experience in building and growing therapeutics, diagnostics and services focussed oncology companies.

The current initial members of the IAC are:
- Dr. Graeme Smith, CSO Artios Pharma [bio]
- Dr. Tol Trimborn, COO Gadeta [bio]
- Dr. Jan Groen, CEO Intravacc [bio]

Chris De Jonghe, Valorization Director at Oncode, says: “We are very pleased to welcome such skilled talent to our committee. Their knowledge and hands-on experience with the start-up environment will be a tremendous support for Oncode Investigators launching new ventures.”

Find out more about the Oncode Oncology Bridge Fund.

Shobhit Dhawan Fund Manager
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Shobhit Dhawan

Fund Manager

Shobhit is the Fund Manager of Oncode Oncology Bridge Fund. Prior to joining Oncode Bridge Fund, he was an early stage investor at UvA/AMC Ventures for 4 years, where he made investments in tech and life science spin offs from the two institutions. Before UvA ventures, Shobhit supported early stage ventures with fundraising and business strategy at ACE incubator in Amsterdam. He trained as a pharmacologist at the University of Oxford and started his drug discovery career at Pfizer UK. Shobhit holds a PhD in immunology from the University of Amsterdam.

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