Argeris Karabelas

Argeris "Jerry" Karabelas, a venture partner at ATP, was formerly a partner at Care Capital, a life sciences venture capital firm. Jerry founded the Novartis BioVenture Fund and was CEO of Novartis’s worldwide Healthcare division and a member of the Novartis Executive Committee. Before Novartis, he was executive vice president and head of Global Pharmaceuticals at SmithKlineBeecham. Jerry has been chairman of the board of several life science companies including Human Genome Sciences, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Skye Pharma, NitroMed Pharmaceuticals, and Polyphor Pharmaceuticals. He is currently a director at Bausch Health Companies, RegenXbio, and Braeburn and is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of Broadview Ventures.

Jerry has a BS in biochemistry from the University of New Hampshire and a PhD in pharmacokinetics from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.