Karen LaRochelle

Private Equity Investor at

Advent Venture Partners LLP

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Karen J.
LaRochelle currently works at Advent Venture Partners LLP, as Operating Partner, Advent Life Sciences LLP, as Partner from 2020, and WindMIL Therapeutics, Inc., as SVP, Corporate & Business Development from 2020.
Ms. LaRochelle also formerly worked at PaxMedica, Inc., as Independent Director from 2020 to 2025, Bristol Myers Squibb Co., as Head-Negotiations Division from 1993 to 2013, Artax Biopharma, Inc., as Chief Business Officer from 2020 to 2024, Akamis Bio Ltd., as Chief Business Officer from 2016 to 2019, and Larochelle Advisors LLC, as Principal from 2013 to 2016.
Ms. LaRochelle received her Masters Business Admin degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and undergraduate degree from Lehigh University.

Karen LaRochelle active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Advent Venture Partners LLP Advent Venture Partners LLP Investment ManagersFinance Advent Venture Partners invests in middle market companies located in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. The firm focuses on life sciences such as new drug discovery across all modalities, med tech, enabling technologies and vaccines. It participates in seed and early stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	01/01/2020
WindMIL Therapeutics, Inc. WindMIL Therapeutics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops and offers immunotherapies to treat cancer patients	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2020
Advent Life Sciences LLP Advent Life Sciences LLP BiotechnologyHealth Technology Engages in production of small molecules, biologics and enabling technologies and vaccines	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2020

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Former positions of Karen LaRochelle

Companies	Position	End
PAXMEDICA, INC.	Director/Board Member	02/04/2025
Artax Biopharma, Inc. Artax Biopharma, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops new therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases	Corporate Officer/Principal	04/01/2024
Akamis Bio Ltd. Akamis Bio Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical-stage oncology company that engages in development of tumor gene therapies	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2019
Larochelle Advisors LLC	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2016
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/05/2013

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Bristol Myers Squibb Co. Bristol Myers Squibb Co. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures and markets biopharmaceuticals products	Health Technology
Advent Venture Partners LLP Advent Venture Partners LLP Investment ManagersFinance Advent Venture Partners invests in middle market companies located in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. The firm focuses on life sciences such as new drug discovery across all modalities, med tech, enabling technologies and vaccines. It participates in seed and early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Artax Biopharma, Inc. Artax Biopharma, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops new therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases	Health Technology
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Lehigh University Lehigh University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Akamis Bio Ltd. Akamis Bio Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical-stage oncology company that engages in development of tumor gene therapies	Health Technology
Advent Life Sciences LLP Advent Life Sciences LLP BiotechnologyHealth Technology Engages in production of small molecules, biologics and enabling technologies and vaccines	Health Technology
WindMIL Therapeutics, Inc. WindMIL Therapeutics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops and offers immunotherapies to treat cancer patients	Health Technology
PaxMedica, Inc. PaxMedica, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops anti-purinergic therapies treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders	Health Technology
Larochelle Advisors LLC