Monthly Archives: June 2017

Atlas Cranks It Up To Eleven: Fund XI
June 29, 2017

Today we announced the closing of Atlas Venture Fund XI, a $350M investment vehicle focused exclusively on early stage biotech investing. Since launching our fundraising process in April, we’ve received a truly humbling level of support and interest in our

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Hiring:  Using Your Team To Build A Team
June 16, 2017

This blog was written by Ankit Mahadevia, CEO of Spero Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. Much has been said about who and when to hire in this blog (here and here for example), but

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Getting Personal at ASCO 2017: Precision Therapies, IO, and Autologous Cell Therapy
June 13, 2017

This blog was written by Michael Gladstone, Principal at Atlas Venture, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. The 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (“ASCO”) meeting concluded last week, providing patients, physicians, and industry stakeholders with

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The Road to Lexington: RaNA’s Midnight Ride Ignites the mRNA Revolution
June 2, 2017

This blog was written by Brian Fenton and Paul Burgess, CBO and GC of RaNA Therapeutics, respectively, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC.  On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was summoned by Dr. Joseph Warren of

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Team Atlas Expands Its Roster With Kevin Bitterman
June 1, 2017

We’re excited to announce Kevin Bitterman has joined Atlas Venture as a partner! Kevin is well known in the Boston biotech ecosystem, having spent the last dozen-plus years on the life science team at Polaris Partners. He brings a great

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