Engagement: high
0h 04m 21s

About Your Instructors

Peter Kolchinsky, Ph.D. Is a biotechnology investor and a scientist. He co-founded and runs the Boston-based investment firm RA Capital Management; writes and teaches about biomedical entrepreneurship and its potential to transform global health; serves on the boards of several public and private drug development companies; and lives in Massachusetts with his historian/equestrian wife, strong-willed children, and reasonably well-trained dog.

In addition to The Great American Drug Deal, he is the author of The Entrepreneur’s Guide to a Biotech Startup. Peter served on the Board of Global Science and Technology for the National Academy of Sciences. He holds a BA from Cornell University and a PhD in Virology from Harvard University.

Please watch his intro video:

Apart from Peter, your course team consists of Tom and Chris, who can answer your questions about the course or help you with anything you need. You can email them at rau@racap.com. (They’re real people and read every single email!)