Bryan Roberts, Ph.D.
Partner
- Focus Areas: Healthcare IT, Biotechnology, Diagnostics, Medical Devices
- Location: Palo Alto
Bryan joined Venrock as a Kauffman Fellow in 1997. He is based in Venrock’s Palo Alto office and focuses on a broad range of healthcare investments. Bryan is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Achaogen, Castlight Health, and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IRWD), in addition to serving on the Board of several other private companies. Past investments include athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN), Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Sirna Therapeutics (acquired by Merck). Bryan was named a Henry Crown Fellow by the Aspen Institute in 2006 and has been the highest-ranking healthcare investor on Forbes’ Midas List since 2008.
Immediately prior to joining Venrock, Bryan received his Ph.D. in Chemistry & Chemical Biology from Harvard University. He previously held positions in corporate finance at Kidder, Peabody & Co and received his B.A. from Dartmouth College.
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It's a privilege to be part of this team. How Venrock Is Reinventing Itself by @KerryDolan - Forbes http://t.co/d9bKrCXEaX #VC
5:08pm May 9th from Bryan Roberts -
We think Health IT is a hugely promising area. Thanks to @ZinaMoukheiber for recognizing our team http://t.co/yKmtKKO0be
4:33pm May 8th from Bryan Roberts -
It's time for a more transparent healthcare system. Great post by Gio Colella @castlighthealth http://t.co/HEEswjtXnc
1:05pm March 20th from Bryan Roberts -
Time magazine's great article on medical bills and transparency. #CastlightHealth driving the solution. http://t.co/j6YnXA673n
11:17am February 21st from Bryan Roberts -
NBC on the huge HC problem @CastlightHealth solves today - no price transparency created a totally inefficient market:http://t.co/ziP0e9kg
12:23am February 8th from Bryan Roberts -
RT @Venrock : Healthcare's Trillion-Dollar Disruption - Forbes http://t.co/sPkHdS7t
8:51pm January 18th from Bryan Roberts -
Ironwood pharma #jpm13 - A COMMERCIAL story based on real innovation - great job by the team and drug wizard Mark Currie
5:40pm January 7th from Bryan Roberts -
Castlight has 3 million lives on their product. Game over for the space?
3:35pm January 7th from Bryan Roberts -
Gio of Castlight Health about to wow the audience with company momentum at #jpm13 http://t.co/KGXKBaS2
3:30pm January 7th from Bryan Roberts -
Campsite with a view... http://t.co/ZSt3wZs9
2:59pm September 3rd from Bryan Roberts -
Yea Baby! Linzess approved for IRWD. Over a decade in the making and worth the wait. Congrats to the team.
11:26am August 30th from Bryan Roberts -
Luxury accommodations for @Bobmorevc and the rest of team Bula... #htcrelay http://t.co/qoUejy7j
8:58pm August 25th from Bryan Roberts -
Starting line...22 hours of pain to the beach #htcrelay http://t.co/k7xTEuzl
8:26pm August 24th from Bryan Roberts -
With @Bobmorevc, Team Bula ready to go #htcrelay http://t.co/95j8zIWb
7:02pm August 24th from Bryan Roberts -
Here at the Nike track pre-HTC. A shrine. Awesome.
4:55pm August 24th from Bryan Roberts -
Happiness = Reality - Expectations...so be careful about expectation setting...Wise comment of the day by @chrismichel
7:10pm July 12th from Bryan Roberts
