Christoph Antz

Class

KF 10

Current Firm

Veraxa

Location

Germany

Education

Christoph obtained his PhD in physics/structural biology at the Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg.

Professional

Christoph Antz has extensive experience in managing startup and early-phase biotech companies. He recently founded Antz Consulting and currently supports governmental organizations and international research institutions in setting up and financing startup companies within the in life sciences sector.

Previously, Christoph was a Managing Director at EMBL Ventures, where he invested in 6 companies, brought 1 to IPO, and held 4 board seats.

In 1998, he co-founded Otogene (in Tübingen and Seattle), and later served as CEO at Abeta (Heidelberg) before joining EMBL Ventures in 2003.

Fellowship

A member of Class 10, Christoph served his fellowship under mentor Stefan Herr at EMBL Ventures in Heidelberg, Germany.