Manuel A. Navia
Executive-in-Residence @ Oxford Bioscience Partners
Manuel A. Navia is a startup investor at Oxford Bioscience Partners. Dr. Navia is currently an Executive-in-Residence at Oxford Bioscience Partners. He is also a consultant for a number of pharmaceutical companies in the Boston area. Earlier, he was Executive Vice President for Research at Essential Therapeutics, (NASD: ETRX), which was formed through the merger of Microcide Pharmaceuticals and the AlthexisCompany in 2001. Dr. Navia was a founder of Althexis and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer. He is an expert in the field of X-ray crystallography, and has focused his career on the application of structural biology to the design and development of novel therapeutic agents through the application of structure-based drug design. Until recently, Dr. Navia was also a member of the Advisory Council of the Office of AIDS Research at the National Institutes of Health, where he chaired the Therapeutic Research Working Group.
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About Oxford Bioscience Partners
Oxford Bioscience Partners (OBP), established in 1992, is a venture capital firm that provides equity financing and management assistance to emerging, entrepreneurial-driven companies within the life sciences and healthcare sectors. While willing to consider an investment in a company at almost any stage, OBP primarily works with early-stagesituations. With approximately $1B of committed capital under management, OBP has invested in over 140 life science companies worldwide.
Oxford Bioscience Partners Contacts
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Alan G. Walton
Senior General Partner
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Alan Watson
Executive-in-Residence
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Julia Dan
Venture Partner
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Manuel A. Navia
Executive-in-Residence
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Paul Tu
Venture Partner
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