Albert Cha, M.D., Ph.D. is a Managing Partner who invests in private and public biopharmaceutical and medical device companies. Albert draws on his scientific, medical, and operating experience when working with his portfolio companies.
He was an early investor in Aspreva Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ASPV), CoTherix (CTRX), Biodel (BIOD), and Bioform Medical (BFRM). Other investments include AMAG Pharmaceuticals (AMAG), Acura Pharmaceuticals (ACUR), Discovery Labs (DSCO), and Repros Therapeutics (RPRX). He currently serves on the board of several private biopharmaceutical and medical device companies. Albert has also served as founding or interim CEO for several portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Vivo, Albert worked at Oracle Corporation in pharmaceutical consulting and at the Palo Alto VA Hospital as a biomedical engineer. Albert received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He subsequently completed the Medical Scientist Training Program at UCLA School of Medicine, where he received his M.D. and Ph.D. in Neuroscience. During his studies, he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha and won the prestigious Outstanding Graduate Student Award. His research in molecular biophysics has been published in highly respected journals such as Nature and Neuron.
