Lori-Ann Christie
Private Equity Investor at Visionary Ventures Management LLC
Profile
LORI-ANN CHRISTIE JOINED VISIONARY VENTURE FUND IN 2021 AS A PRINCIPAL WHERE SHE IDENTIFIES INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CONDUCTS DUE DILIGENCE, AND PROVIDES STRATEGIC GUIDANCE TO COMPANIES IN THE PORTFOLIO.
DR.
CHRISTIE HAS 20+ YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DISCOVERY RESEARCH AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT.
PRIOR TO JOINING VISIONARY, DR.
CHRISTIE WAS DIRECTOR, EYE CARE RESEARCH AT ALLERGAN, AN ABBVIE, INC.
COMPANY.
IN THIS ROLE, SHE LED A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS FOCUSED ON ESTABLISHING PRECLINICAL PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR RETINA DISEASE THERAPEUTICS TO ADDRESS BOTH VASCULOPATHIES AND NEURODEGENERATION.
SHE CONDUCTED NUMEROUS DILIGENCE ACTIVITIES TO IDENTIFY SCIENTIFICALLY AND COMMERCIALLY VIABLE EXTERNAL ASSETS ACROSS MULTIPLE TREATMENT MODALITIES, INCLUDING SMALL MOLECULES, BIOLOGICS, GENE THERAPIES, RNAI AND STEM CELL THERAPIES.
DR.
CHRISTIE RECEIVED HER BACHELOR OF SCIENCE FROM MCGILL UNIVERSITY (MONTREAL, CANADA) AND HER PH.D.
IN NEUROSCIENCE FROM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO.
SHE IS AN EXPERT IN PRECLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND HAS AUTHORED NUMEROUS HIGH-IMPACT PUBLICATIONS SPANNING THE TOPICS OF PRECLINICAL MODELS OF RETINAL DISEASE, AGE-RELATED NEURODEGENERATION, AND STEM CELL THERAPEUTICS.
Lori-Ann Christie active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Visionary Ventures Management LLC
Visionary Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Visionary Ventures Management LLC (Visionary Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Ehsan Sadri. The firm is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-08-31 |
Allergan GmbH
Allergan GmbH Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Allergan GmbH engages in the development, production and marketing of pharmaceutical brands, medical devices and biologics. Its brands include ACULAR, ALPHAGAN, BLEPHAMID E, CELLUVISC, COLIQUIFIL, COMBIGAN, EFFLUMIDEX, GANFORT, INFLANEFRA, LUMIGAN, OZURDEX, RELESTAT, CONSTELLA, PANZYTRAT, PYLERA and CELLUMED. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. | Private Equity Investor | 2018-02-28 |
Former positions of Lori-Ann Christie
Companies | Position | End |
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ABBVIE INC. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of Lori-Ann Christie
McGill University | Undergraduate Degree |
University of Toronto | Doctorate Degree |
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ABBVIE INC. | Health Technology |
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Visionary Ventures Management LLC
Visionary Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Visionary Ventures Management LLC (Visionary Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Ehsan Sadri. The firm is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California. | Finance |
Allergan GmbH
Allergan GmbH Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Allergan GmbH engages in the development, production and marketing of pharmaceutical brands, medical devices and biologics. Its brands include ACULAR, ALPHAGAN, BLEPHAMID E, CELLUVISC, COLIQUIFIL, COMBIGAN, EFFLUMIDEX, GANFORT, INFLANEFRA, LUMIGAN, OZURDEX, RELESTAT, CONSTELLA, PANZYTRAT, PYLERA and CELLUMED. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. | Health Technology |
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