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Scott Rocklage

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Founding Partner at 5AM Ventures
📍 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States

Scott Rocklage is a Founding Partner at 5AM Ventures with over three decades of experience in healthcare management. His strategic leadership contributed to the FDA approval of three new drugs, including Cubicin®. With a Ph. D. from MIT, he has extensive experience as a CEO and board chairman for numerous life science companies.

Scott is a committed philanthropist with a strong connection to his alma mater. Alongside his wife, Patty, he has made significant financial contributions to MITs Department of Chemistry to support the renovation of advanced research labs, citing the university as the foundation for his professional career.

While at MIT, he conducted his Ph. D. research in the lab of Richard R. Schrock, who would later win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Founding Partner
Location
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States
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Life Science Investing
As a Founding Partner at 5AM Ventures, his career is focused on investing in and building early-stage companies that are developing next-generation therapeutics.
Targeted Oncology
He has explicitly stated that he is excited by the trend of targeting specific genetic mutations to treat cancer in unique and life-saving ways.
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Career

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1-2018
Founding Partner
5AM Ventures
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5AM Ventures raises $250 million life‑science venture capital fund. Featured in Fierce Biotech
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How Does 5AM Ventures Support the Life Sciences?. Featured in Excedr Blog
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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U.C. Berkeley
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