Brendan Kelly, PhD in

Brendan Kelly, PhD

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Principal at Lightstone Ventures
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Brendan Kelly is a Principal at Lightstone Ventures, specializing in life sciences strategy for pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms. A PhD in computational chemistry from Trinity College Dublin, he co-founded A2A Pharmaceuticals and has extensive experience in drug discovery, having collaborated with companies like Pfizer and Eli Lilly.

He is the co-founder of A2A Pharmaceuticals, a company using computational drug discovery to create new therapeutics for oncology and drug-resistant bacterial infections.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Principal
Job Level
Middle
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Life Sciences Investing
As a Principal at Lightstone Ventures, he evaluates and invests in biotech and medtech companies, and shares his perspective on venture capital panels at industry conferences.
Computational Drug Discovery
He co-founded A2A Pharmaceuticals, a company focused on this approach, which directly relates to his PhD and extensive research background in computational medicinal chemistry.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
Principal
Lightstone Ventures
11-2021 - 12-2024
Vice President
Lightstone Ventures
6-2021 - 11-2021
Director, New Product Planning
Q32 Bio Inc.
11-2020 - 6-2021
Assoc. Director, New Product Planning
Q32 Bio Inc.
4-2020 - 11-2020
Life Sciences Consultant
L.E.K. Consulting
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Media appearances

Brendan Kelly – Lightstone Ventures | RNA Leaders USA Speaker. Featured in Informaconnect
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Education
2009 - 2012
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Trinity College Dublin
2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Trinity College Dublin
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