Christopher Shen

Partner at Novo Holdings

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Biography

Christopher Shen is a Partner in Novo Holdings' Venture Investments team, based with Novo Holdings US Inc. Novo Holdings says he brings more than 20 years of global healthcare investment experience. He was previously a Managing Director at CBC Group focused on medical technology investments across the US, Europe and Asia, and before that co-founded the US healthcare venture investing arms at Temasek/Vertex Healthcare and at Qiming Venture Partners. He began his investment career at New Enterprise Associates. He moved from clinical medicine into industry as a Senior Design Engineer at Guidant Corporation, where he was the principal inventor on one of the earliest stentriever devices for ischemic stroke, and he is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. He holds an MD, an MBA and an MS in biomechanical engineering from Stanford University.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Supira Medical

Board Seats

Career Timeline

2025
Named in Novo Holdings' announcement of the USD 120 million Series E financing of Supira Medical, which states he will join the Supira Medical board of directors.

Sources & References

Novo Holdings - Christopher Shen (people page, checked 6 September 2026) ↗Novo Holdings co-leads $120 million Series E financing of Supira Medical (27 March 2025) ↗