Arnaud Autret, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Arnaud brings 15 years of experience in life sciences research and development and venture investment in the biopharmaceutical industry. Before joining Illumina Ventures, he was an investment director for the biotechnology team of M Ventures, the corporate investment arm of Merck KGaA, based in Amsterdam. There, he was instrumental in the investment in Pictor Labs and Nanosyrinx, among other companies. Arnaud started his investment career in Paris at Seventure Partners, where he invested in life sciences companies including Microbiome and Digital Health. Before joining Seventure, he was a senior financial auditor at KPMG in the healthcare business unit based in Paris.

Arnaud earned his PhD in Immunology from the Pasteur Institute in Paris and continued his scientific career with postdoctoral work in oncology at Trinity College, Dublin. He earned his Master of Science in Finance from ESCP Europe, Paris.