Anthony Barry has spent over 20 years at Pfizer, including years leading platform technology and external R&D groups before moving into venture investing, and he has also taught a drug delivery and controlled release course at Tufts for 17 years, focusing on the same technical areas—like drug delivery, formulations, and AI/ML in drug discovery—that guide his investments today. Beyond his work at Pfizer, he serves as a Museum Advisor for the Museum of Science in Boston, connecting him to the city's broader science community.
About their Fund
Pfizer Venture Investments is a strategic venture fund that doesn't require product or technology rights as a condition of investing, giving founders independence while still aiming for future collaboration with Pfizer, and its team blends venture investing with business development and drug discovery expertise to back frontier scientific bets—such as neuroscience, in-vivo cell engineering, dark-genome target discovery, and the blockchain-based longevity accelerator VitaDAO—that many biotech investors avoid. The fund also runs an active China strategy through a locally based venture vehicle and direct investments like OTR Therapeutics, and it has become a channel for strategic deals, with portfolio companies acquired by AbbVie, Ipsen, and Gilead/Kite.
















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