# Anna French on Building Qiming in the States and the Global Future of Biotech

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Podcast: [The NextGen VC Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nextgen-vc-podcast-6617779)
Published: 2026-03-27T13:48:31+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nextgenvcpodcast/episodes/Anna-French-on-Building-Qiming-in-the-States-and-the-Global-Future-of-Biotech-e3h25ae
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## Resource

Dr. Anna French, Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners USA, joins the NextGen VC Podcast to trace her nonlinear path from an Oxford DPhil and BCG boardrooms to becoming employee #1 at one of biotech's most globally connected venture firms. Anna shares what it's really like to build a fund from the ground up, why she championed Umoja Biopharma's bold bet on in vivo CAR-T and in-house manufacturing, and how a global perspective — forged in UK labs, Korean hospitals, and Parisian roundtables — shapes the way she looks for innovation. She shares candidly about LP fundraising, the US-China biotech opportunity, and what work-life balance actually looks like when both you and your spouse are running full speed.

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