US biotech founders list
View people on this page142 people · Source: Mira · Collected Oct 12, 2026. A–Z sample, not a market census. Stored role and match evidence; confirm current roles on LinkedIn. Inclusion and sample details.
| Name / LinkedIn | Current title | Company | Person location | Why this row |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Wert-Lamas | Co-Founder | NextRNA Therapeutics | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchNextRNA Therapeutics |
| Leslie Shi | Co-Founder | RUI BIOTECHAlso current: Leslie PGA, LLC | Los Angeles, California | company matchRUI BIOTECH |
| Liliana Nordbakk-Bare | Co-Founder | Kamau Therapeutics | San Francisco, California | company matchKamau Therapeutics |
| Linda Sierra | Co-Founder | Biotech CHRO Sisterhood | San Diego, California | company matchBiotech CHRO Sisterhood |
| Mahendra Rao | Co-Founder | NKure TherapeuticsAlso current: Implant Bio- | Washington, District of Columbia | company matchNKure Therapeutics |
| Marco Alati | Co-Founder | Upgrade Biotech LLC | Los Angeles, California | company matchUpgrade Biotech LLC |
| Marlee Dent | Co-Founder | Alchemy Therapeutics | Atlanta, Georgia | company matchAlchemy Therapeutics |
| Mary Szurgot | Co-Founder | Philly Biotech Connect | Washington, District of Columbia | company matchPhilly Biotech Connect |
| Matthew G. Wyckoff | Co-Founder | Pierrepont Therapeutics | New York, New York | company matchPierrepont Therapeutics |
| Mi Yang | Co-Founder | Celvion Therapeutics | New York, New York | company matchCelvion Therapeutics |
| Michele Champagne | Founder And CEO | Champagne Consulting - foodtech and biotech | Paonia, Colorado | company matchChampagne Consulting - foodtech and biotech |
| Mike Nemmers | Co-Founder | DAS Therapeutics | Libertyville, Illinois | company matchDAS Therapeutics |
| Mimi Lin | Co-Founder | G’Tara BiotechAlso current: Envision Life Foundatuon | Petaluma, California | company matchG’Tara Biotech |
| Murat Cokol | Co-Founder | Rodop Biotechnology | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchRodop Biotechnology |
| Nameer Kirma | Co-Founder | Hera BiotechAlso current: Martial Arts Wellness Group; Good Spirit Tai Chi Chuan | San Antonio, Texas | company matchHera Biotech |
| Nat Brinn | Co-Founder | Spindle Biotech Inc. | Avon, Connecticut | company matchSpindle Biotech Inc. |
| Navneet Matharu | Co-Founder | Regel Therapeutics | San Francisco, California | company matchRegel Therapeutics |
| Negin Beykzadeh | Co-Founder | Vision BiotechnologyAlso current: DRMED Medical Technologies | Mission Viejo, California | company matchVision Biotechnology |
| Nicholas Gascoigne | Co-Founder | ChemT Biotechnology | Augusta, Georgia | company matchChemT Biotechnology |
| Ninad Daftari | Co-Founder | SNT Biotech | Naperville, Illinois | company matchSNT Biotech |
| Patrick Kampmeyer | Co-Founder | Unio Biotech | Tulsa, Oklahoma | company matchUnio Biotech |
| Paul de Figueiredo | Co-Founder | SUHO Biotechnology, LLCAlso current: Tranquility Biodesign, LLC; HelioWave Technologies, LLC | Columbia, Missouri | company matchSUHO Biotechnology, LLC |
| Paul Shami | Co Founder | JSK Therapeutics | Salt Lake City, Utah | company matchJSK Therapeutics |
| Paul Sweetnam | Co-Founder | ReDux TherapeuticsAlso current: Response Pharmaceuticals | Marblehead, Massachusetts | company matchReDux Therapeutics |
| Pragyesh Dhungel | Co-Founder | Mivax Therapeutics | San Francisco, California | company matchMivax Therapeutics |
| Qi Zhang | Co-Founder | Ensem Therapeutics | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | company matchEnsem Therapeutics |
| Raji Thavasi | Co-Founder | AART Biotech LLCAlso current: AATHIRA FOODS LLC | Grafton, Wisconsin | company matchAART Biotech LLC |
| Ranjit Bindra | Co-Founder | B3 TherapeuticsAlso current: Modifi Bio; Alphina Therapeutics; Cybrexa Therapeutics | New Haven, Connecticut | company matchB3 Therapeutics |
| Ray Dong | Co-Founder | NexGen Therapeutics, LLC | Queens, New York | company matchNexGen Therapeutics, LLC |
| Ren Homan | Co-founder | Peptinovo Biopharma | Ann Arbor, Michigan | company matchPeptinovo Biopharma |
| Richard Gil | Co-founder | Mal 4 Biopharma Inc. | Tucson, Arizona | company matchMal 4 Biopharma Inc. |
| Robert Derricotte | Co-Founder | TrueSilence TherapeuticsAlso current: Digital Gem Holdings, LLC | Smyrna, Georgia | company matchTrueSilence Therapeutics |
| Robert Nakamura | Co-Founder | Aleph Therapeutics | San Francisco, California | company matchAleph Therapeutics |
| Ron June | Co-founder | Beartooth BiotechAlso current: OpenBioWorks | Bozeman, Montana | company matchBeartooth Biotech |
| Sachin Chandran | Co-Founder | Twine Therapeutics | Washington, District of Columbia | company matchTwine Therapeutics |
| Samantha Pattenden | Co-Founder | Triangle Biotechnology, Inc. | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | company matchTriangle Biotechnology, Inc. |
| Samantha Schneider | Co-Founder | Biotech CHRO SisterhoodAlso current: AmpersandPeople | San Francisco, California | company matchBiotech CHRO Sisterhood |
| Sangeeta Bhatia | Co-Founder | Ropirio Therapeutics, Inc.Also current: Amplifyer Bio; Matrisome Bio; Port Therapeutics; Satellite Bio; Glympse Bio | Cambridge, Massachusetts | company matchRopirio Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Scott Snyder | Co-Founder | Aurudel Biopharma | Visalia, California | company matchAurudel Biopharma |
| Shannon Odam | Co-Founder | Biotech CHRO Sisterhood | San Jose, California | company matchBiotech CHRO Sisterhood |
| Siyu Shi | Co-Founder | Timberlyne Therapeutics | San Francisco, California | company matchTimberlyne Therapeutics |
| Stefano Guerra | Co-Founder | Aspiro Therapeutics | Tucson, Arizona | company matchAspiro Therapeutics |
| Stephen Carter | Co-Founder | Zulia Biotech | Andover, Massachusetts | company matchZulia Biotech |
| Sue Tan | Co-Founder | Canvas TherapeuticsAlso current: Polite | Seattle, Washington | company matchCanvas Therapeutics |
| Tannin Schmidt | Co Founder | Lubris BioPharma, LLC | Farmington, Connecticut | company matchLubris BioPharma, LLC |
| Thomas Martz | Co-Founder | Firebird Therapeutics | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchFirebird Therapeutics |
| Tobias Deuse | Co-Founder | Shinobi Therapeutics | San Francisco, California | company matchShinobi Therapeutics |
| Toivo Kallas | Co-Founder | Algoma Algal Biotechnology LLC | Los Angeles, California | company matchAlgoma Algal Biotechnology LLC |
| Tom Du | Co-Founder | Evergreen Therapeutics, Inc. | Washington, District of Columbia | company matchEvergreen Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Varun Kumar Kesherwani | Co-Founder | Imfusion Therapeutics Inc | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchImfusion Therapeutics Inc |
| Victor Ji | Co-Founder | Ferdowsi Biotechnology | Seattle, Washington | company matchFerdowsi Biotechnology |
| William Shaw | Co-Founder | Eikonizo Therapeutics | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchEikonizo Therapeutics |
| Willie Underwood | Co- Founder | KAPS Biotechnology | Buffalo, New York | company matchKAPS Biotechnology |
| Xiadi Gao | Co-Founder | Weitgen Biotechnology | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchWeitgen Biotechnology |
| Xin Jiang | Co-Founder | Biotech Startup | San Diego, California | company matchBiotech Startup |
| Yang Song | Co-Founder | SparkGene Biotechnology | Los Angeles, California | company matchSparkGene Biotechnology |
| Yoshinori Fukazawa | Co-Founder | Eugit Therapeutics | San Francisco, California | company matchEugit Therapeutics |
| Yu Leo Lei | Co-Founder | Saros Therapeutics | Houston, Texas | company matchSaros Therapeutics |
| Yukari Perrella | Co-Founder | Yuma Therapeutics | Cambridge, Massachusetts | company matchYuma Therapeutics |
| Yuriy Kirichok | Co-Founder | Equator Therapeutics | St Louis, Missouri | company matchEquator Therapeutics |
| Zheng Yang | Co-Founder | Sunson Enzymes Biotechnology | Orlando, Florida | company matchSunson Enzymes Biotechnology |
| Zihan Xu | Co-Founder | Ascendra Biotech | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchAscendra Biotech |
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