Joanna Soroka
Principal
Munich, Germany

Joanna is driven by passion for collaborating with visionary founders and witnessing the inception of interdisciplinary technologies with potential to transform patient care.
Joanna combines technical expertise in biotechnology with her business acumen in strategy and innovation. As a Principal at Hitachi Ventures, she oversees healthcare investments spanning techbio, biotech, life sciences, platforms, data, AI, and robotics and automation. Previously, she was a Manager in biotech and pharma consulting at PwC, where she focused on the intersection of digital technologies, real-world data, and medicine.
Before that, she led strategy, R&D, and innovation management in healthcare IT, diagnostics, and precision medicine at the European Business Innovation Center, and later at Konica Minolta’s Global R&D.
Joanna has a strong background in both the scientific and business aspects of healthcare innovation. She holds an M.Sc. in Biology from Jagiellonian University, a PhD in Biochemistry from the Technical University of Munich, and was a Marie Curie Fellow at Cancer Research UK, where she conducted postdoctoral training in genetics and oncology.
Personal Notes
Joanna enjoys staying active through sports like tennis, hiking, and skiing, while finding balance and inspiration in nature, reading, and travel.
Areas of Interest
- TechBio
- Biotech
- Life Sciences
- Platforms
- Data
- AI
- Robotics and Automation
Active Investments
Arsenal Biosciences
Scipher Medicine
Cure51
Relation Therapeutics
Bioptimus
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