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Overview

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

CB Rank (Investor)

40,805

Location Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England
Gender Female

Investor Type
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Hongbo Lu is based out of Waltham, Massachusetts, and is the Managing Member of NEXTBio Capital. Hongbo previously worked at Vivocapital as a Senior Advisor. Hongbo Lu attended the University of Washington.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Ronovo Surgical	Vivo Capital	—	Series B - Ronovo Surgical	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Rgenta Therapeutics	Vivo Capital	—	Series A - Rgenta Therapeutics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Zenas BioPharma	Vivo Capital	—	Series B - Zenas BioPharma	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Visirna Therapeutics	Vivo Capital	Yes	Seed Round - Visirna Therapeutics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Avistone Pharmaceuticals	Vivo Capital	Yes	Series A - Avistone Pharmaceuticals	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Ablaze Pharmaceuticals	Vivo Capital	Yes	Series A - Ablaze Pharmaceuticals	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Rgenta Therapeutics	Vivo Capital	—	Seed Round - Rgenta Therapeutics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Avedro	OrbiMed	—	Series F - Avedro	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Turning Point Therapeutics	OrbiMed	Yes	Series C - Turning Point Therapeutics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Avedro	OrbiMed	Yes	Series E - Avedro	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Hongbo Lu

is the

Managing Member

NEXTBio Capital

. Additionally,

Hongbo Lu

has had

past jobs including

Senior Advisor

Vivo Capital

NEXTBio Capital Managing Member

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Vivo Capital	Senior Advisor	Feb 2024	Jan 2025
Vivo Capital	Managing Partner	Dec 2020	Jan 2024
Lilly Asia Ventures	Managing Partner	Jan 2017	Dec 2020
OrbiMed	Managing Director	Jun 2011	Oct 2016
Piper Sandler	Senior analyst, Principal	Oct 2005	May 2011
ZYOMYX	Technology Planning and Strategies Manager	2000	2004

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Hongbo Lu

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board of Directors

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals

Board Member

Zenas BioPharma

, and

Board of Director

Terns Pharmaceuticals

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Board of DirectorsMar 2024
Zenas BioPharma Board MemberNov 2022
Terns Pharmaceuticals Board of DirectorApr 2020
Turning Point Therapeutics Board Member
Avedro Board Member
Rgenta Therapeutics Board Member
Ablaze Pharmaceuticals Board Member
Visirna Therapeutics Board Member

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