Joshua Sands
Principal @ UCB Ventures
Joshua Sands is a startup investor at UCB Ventures. Joshua Sands joined UCB Ventures as an associate in January 2019. Previously, Joshua was Director, Business Development at Kypha, Inc., an autoimmune and inflammation focused Diagnostics start-up where he played critical roles in helping the company raise its $4 million Series A round, negotiate its acquisition of BioSensia, and engage in licensingand product development discussions with multiple partners.Joshua was also a Co-Founder and Managing Director of CPH Dx, a consulting firm partnered with BioGenerator where he was responsible for the evaluation of a number of early-stage investments for the healthcare incubator.Prior to that, he was an analyst, then associate in Piper Jaffray & Co.'s biotechnology investment banking group. At Piper, Joshua worked on origination and execution for multiple transactions ranging from private and public capital raising to M&A advisory.Joshua is currently studying for an M.Sc. in Biomedical and Molecular Sciences from King's College London. He has has received a Bachelor's degree in economics from Fordham University and pursues graduate work in Biology at Washington University in St. Louis.
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About UCB Ventures
UCB Ventures is a €150 million strategic corporate venture fund
UCB Ventures Contacts
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Alicia Iruzun Lafitte
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Emmanuel Lacroix
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Delphine Hajaji
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Erica Whittaker
Head of UCB Ventures
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Joshua Sands
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