Larry Bock
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Larry Bock was an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist best known for founding and backing numerous successful biotechnology companies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Larry Bock canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biotechnology entrepreneur
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businessperson ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | STEM education ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
NERFINISHED
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Kavli Science Communication Award (organizer recognition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Avalon Ventures portfolio companies
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Caliper Life Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Gen-Probe NERFINISHED ⓘ Idun Pharmaceuticals NERFINISHED ⓘ Illumina NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanosys NERFINISHED ⓘ Neurocrine Biosciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharmacopeia NERFINISHED ⓘ Trega Biosciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Vertex Pharmaceuticals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016 ⓘ |
| degree |
bachelor's degree in chemistry
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master's degree in biochemistry ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bowdoin College
NERFINISHED
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University of California, San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biotechnology
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life sciences ⓘ |
| founded | USA Science & Engineering Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
one daughter
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one son ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early-stage life science investing
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serial entrepreneurship in biotechnology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
backing biotechnology companies
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founding USA Science & Engineering Festival ⓘ founding biotechnology companies ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
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venture capitalist ⓘ |
| organized | national science festivals in the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | La Jolla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | partner at Avalon Ventures ⓘ |
| residence | San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Diane Bock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAt | Avalon Ventures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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