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von Emster leaving venBio for Abingworth

December 6, 2014 3:39 AM UTC

Longtime biotech portfolio manager and VC Kurt von Emster has departed venBio, which he co-founded in 2009, and will join Abingworth as a partner in January.

Abingworth said von Emster will work out of the London firm's Menlo Park, Calif., office, and pursue venture investments across all stages, venture growth deals and public market investments including venture investments in public equities (VIPEs). The latter has been an Abingworth specialty and would leverage von Emster's prior experience as manager of the MPM BioEquities Fund, a crossover hedge fund. ...