# Brian Vash

> Brian Vash is a startup investor at Apple Tree Partners. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Apple Tree Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apple-tree-partners)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-vash/

Brian Vash is an entrepreneur-in-residence at ATP focusing on innovative protein engineering. Brian has more than 20 years of hands-on experience designing and producing novel proteins, including 18 years in the pharmaceutical industry contributing to drug discovery pipelines and intellectual property. Before joining ATP, Brian was an early memberof the leadership team at Elstar Therapeutics, where as director of protein engineering and technology development, he was responsible for establishing the company’s protein engineering and biologics production functions. Brian played a critical role in the development of Elstar’s novel kappa/lambda bispecific antibody platform, along with other innovative protein designs. Prior to that he spent 12 years at Novartis as a scientist working on structural biology and biologics, contributing to both the small molecule and protein therapeutics pipelines. While at Novartis, Brian was an inventor on patents covering alternative scaffolds, therapeutic proteins, and CAR-T therapy.Brian earned a BS in biochemistry from the University of Texas at Arlington.

## About Apple Tree Partners

VC Fund · New York, United States

ATP, a global leader in life sciences venture capital, is developing the next generation of transformative biotechnology companies. ATP creates science-based companies starting with assets at various stages: from working with scientists on pre-IP ideas, to spinouts from existing company pipelines. The firm provides flexible capital, strategicinsight, and operational resources to build sustainable, research-driven enterprises. ATP invests in its portfolio companies from seed stage through IPO and beyond and supports their management teams in strategic transactions and synergistic business combinations.

5 contacts available at Apple Tree Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander McCampbell | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-mccampbell |
| Andrew Bayliffe | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-bayliffe |
| Anna Batarina | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-batarina |
| Brian Vash | Entrepreneur in Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-vash |
| Daniel Finkelman | General Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-finkelman-9525 |

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