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Jihoon Jung

Jihoon Jung (정지훈) is published in Korea Investment Partners’ current Venture Partners directory as Executive Director. Jihoon has a background in biotechnology and worked in clinical and medical affairs at Novartis, where he gained firsthand experience in how innovative technologies are brought into clinical practice. He joined Korea Investment Partners to take a more direct role in turning scientific potential into viable businesses and now focuses on identifying innovative companies across bio, healthcare, and AI. Jihoon primarily invests in Series A–B companies, evaluating opportunities based on the scientific validity of core technologies, the expertise and execution capabilities of founding teams, and the clarity of their go-to-market strategies. Beyond providing capital, he works closely with companies to help translate strong R&D capabilities into sustainable commercial growth. Published education: Ph.D., Biotechnology, Yonsei University. The primary profile’s career/background list names Novartis Korea; undated entries are not independently verified concurrent appointments. Published areas: Bio, Healthcare, Pharma. The role is a scoped firm/regional-platform affiliation; no personal portfolio checks or separate employer at each portfolio company is inferred.