BioCentury
ARTICLE | Management Tracks

Longtime biotech VC Jack Nielsen passes away 

Plus: Ambrx alum Jared Kelly named CEO of Oncolytics, Sparingvision names Stasi CMO, Courtney Cupples to lead commercial for Abcuro

June 12, 2025 12:52 AM UTC

Vivo Capital announced the passing of Managing Partner Jack Nielsen on June 5. The firm said he had battled cancer for a year.

Nielsen joined Vivo in 2016, initially as a managing director. He had been a senior partner with Novo Ventures for a decade and a half, spanning 2001-17...