Felix Breyer, PhD

Principal, J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital | Biotech VC

New York, New York, United States

About

Felix is a Principal at J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital, which he joined in June 2024. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Felix spent three years as a biotech investor at Arix Bioscience in London. At Arix Bioscience, Felix focused on both private and public biotechnology investments. He has led due diligence for numerous therapeutics investments and held board observer positions in several biotech companies. Felix is an immunologist and biochemist by training. He completed his PhD in biochemistry at University College London. His doctoral research at The Francis Crick Institute was supported by a Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Fellowship and focused on innate immune pathways. Alongside his PhD, Felix was President of GapSummit 2018, the world’s first intergenerational biotech leadership forum. Felix holds a First Class Honours degree with distinction in biochemistry from the University of Dundee and published research in multiple top tier journals.

Experience

  • J.P. Morgan Asset Management (New York, New York, United States)
    • Principal, J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital
      Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    • Senior Associate, J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital
      Jun 2024 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Biotech investor at J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital, focused on biotechnology investments in therapeutics. Completed deals: Ottimo Pharma, 4x Stealth Company financings, 1x NewCo

  • Co-Founder & Board Observer at Stealth NewCo
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Board Observer at Ensoma
    Jan 2023 - Mar 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Board Observer at Sorriso Pharmaceuticals
    Dec 2021 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Arix Bioscience plc (Greater London, England, United Kingdom)
    • Associate
      Nov 2021 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Completed deals: Disc Medicine (Nasdaq: IRON), Sorriso Pharma, Evommune (NYSE: EVMN), Ensoma, Harpoon Therapeutics (Nasdaq: HARP; acquired for $680M). Led due diligence for several therapeutics investments & have held Board Observer positions in five companies.

    • Analyst
      Mar 2021 - Nov 2021 · 9 mos

      Biotech investor at Arix Bioscience, a global venture capital firm focused on investing in and building breakthrough biotech companies around cutting edge advances in life sciences.