Anastasiya is an Associate with F-Prime Capital’s London team, focusing on healthcare investments. Prior to joining F-Prime in 2022, Ana was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company’s London office specializing in Pharmaceuticals & Medical Products with projects spanning due diligence, business strategy and operations. She had also worked as a Strategy Consultant at Advancy in London, contributing to vendor and buy-side due diligence projects across a range of industries.
Ana holds a Ph.D. in Stem Cell Biology and Medicine from the University of Cambridge (UK), a MSc in Molecular and Cell Biology from École normale supérieure (Paris, France) and a BSc in Biology from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine).
Ana’s Ph.D. research focused on studying transcriptional and signaling regulation of early human development using stem cell models. She developed and applied new protein degradation strategies to elucidate the transcription factor networks involved in primordial germ cell specification. Ana’s other research interests include epigenetics, cell and gene therapy, synthetic biology, alternative protein and biofuels.