Yizhen is passionate about investing in and working with persevering entrepreneurs who want to change the world, especially in healthcare and biotech. Yizhen focuses on early stage investments in frontier technologies applied to healthcare and life sciences, with interests across artificial intelligence, engineering, robotics/automation, and new biology.
Read MoreDr. Bexon brings to Vyriad more than 20 years of management experience in clinical development of biopharmaceuticals, including management of multi-site clinical trials and FDA approval of lead assets. Prior to joining Vyriad, Dr. Bexon founded Bexon Clinical Consulting, which provides clinical development support to the pharma and biotech industries.
Read MoreMartin (Marty) is a cofounder and chief executive officer of Meissa Vaccines. Prior to cofounding Meissa, Marty was an Associate Professor at Emory University and director of the Emory Children’s Center for Childhood Infections and Vaccines (CCIV).
Read MoreDr. Miller is a Founder and the Chief Operating Officer of Karuna Therapeutics. Dr. Miller is the lead inventor of Karuna’s KarXT platform and served as CEO of Karuna from 2016-2018.
Read MoreSam Mazin, Ph.D., co-founded RefleXion Medical in 2009, where he is the inventor of the company’s core technology. Thorsten Melcher, Ph.D., joined RefleXion in July 2019 as chief business officer with over 25 years of experience in biotechnology and pharmaceutical business development.
Read MoreHeather Wolff joined Decibel in February 2018 as the head of clinical development operations for Decibel Therapeutics.
Read MoreRachel is a co-founder of Caribou Biosciences and has been President and CEO since its inception in 2011.
Read MoreDr. Ragan has been X4’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the X4 Board of Directors since July 2014. She has more than 18 years of experience building companies in the biotechnology industry.
Read MoreJoseph Hernandez is an established leader in biotech entrepreneurship and early-stage technology development. With a strong background in biology, epidemiology, molecular genetics, marketing, and finance, Mr. Hernandez has successfully founded or led six entrepreneurial companies, including Blue Water Vaccines.
Read MoreChief Medical Officer, Christopher Wright, MD, PhD, is a neurologist and neuroscientist who brings two decades of medical research and drug development experience in orphan and specialty diseases, including cystic fibrosis, dementia, hepatitis C, rheumatoid arthritis, and epilepsy.
Read MoreCaroline is a biopharmaceutical executive with over 20 years of experience successfully leading diverse, empowered, and integrated teams. She has broad experience integrating science, business, and the clinic to deliver differentiated value to patients.
Read MoreLeen Kawas, Ph.D., has served as our chief executive officer and as a member of our board of directors since January 2014.
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