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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditi Trehan | Co-Founder | Mantle Biotech | New York, New York | company matchMantle Biotech |
| Adriana C Cabré | Co-Founder | Biotech CHRO Sisterhood | San Diego, California | company matchBiotech CHRO Sisterhood |
| Ahmad Khalil | Co-Founder | K2 Therapeutics | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchK2 Therapeutics |
| Aidan Tinafar | Co-Founder | Liberum Biotech | San Francisco, California | company matchLiberum Biotech |
| Alan D'Andrea | Co-Founder | Cedilla Therapeutics | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchCedilla Therapeutics |
| Alejandro Adam | Co-Founder | Praxis Biotechnology, Inc. | Albany, New York | company matchPraxis Biotechnology, Inc. |
| Alvin Huang | Co-Founder | Acre Therapeutics | Providence, Rhode Island | company matchAcre Therapeutics |
| Andrew Lord | Co-Founder | Offworld BiotechAlso current: Interplanetary Chamber of Commerce | Plentywood, Montana | company matchOffworld Biotech |
| Andrew Lyon | Co-Founder | SelSym BiotechAlso current: Sanguina, Inc. | Orange, California | company matchSelSym Biotech |
| Andrew Wojtovich | Co-Founder | Luminova Biotech, LLC | Rochester, New York | company matchLuminova Biotech, LLC |
| Ariane Vasilatis | Co-Founder | Zena Therapeutics Inc. | North Brunswick, New Jersey | company matchZena Therapeutics Inc. |
| Barb Rohrer | Co-Founder | MitoChem Therapeutics | Charleston, South Carolina | company matchMitoChem Therapeutics |
| Benoit Bruneau | Co-Founder | Tenaya Therapeutics | San Francisco, California | company matchTenaya Therapeutics |
| Binru Chen | Co-Founder & CEO | SparkGene Biotechnology | San Francisco, California | company matchSparkGene Biotechnology |
| Biren Shah | Co-Founder | Sphinxion Therapeutics | San Diego, California | company matchSphinxion Therapeutics |
| Brian Frezza | Co-founder | Emerald TherapeuticsAlso current: Emerald Cloud Lab | Austin, Texas | company matchEmerald Therapeutics |
| Brian Staats | Co-Founder, CTO | Axio BioPharma | Redmond, Washington | company matchAxio BioPharma |
| Bryan Arrayales | Co-Founder | PatchLab Biotech | Los Angeles, California | company matchPatchLab Biotech |
| Buwei Huang | Co-Founder | Xaira Therapeutics | Seattle, Washington | company matchXaira Therapeutics |
| Calvin Johnson | Co-Founder | Concordance Therapeutics | Chelsea, Massachusetts | company matchConcordance Therapeutics |
| Cheng Hu | Co-Founder | Technetium Therapeutics | San Francisco, California | company matchTechnetium Therapeutics |
| Chorom Pak | Co-Founder | Alkyon TherapeuticsAlso current: Lynx Biosciences (LynxBio) | San Diego, California | company matchAlkyon Therapeutics |
| Chris Conlon | Co-Founder | Recon Biotech LLC | Somerville, Massachusetts | company matchRecon Biotech LLC |
| Christopher Parker | Co-Founder | Belharra Therapeutics | San Diego, California | company matchBelharra Therapeutics |
| Christopher Weber | Co-Founder | Claudyn Biotech | Chicago, Illinois | company matchClaudyn Biotech |
| Cole LaBonne | Co-Founder | Kolibri Biotechnology | Oakland, California | company matchKolibri Biotechnology |
| Cory Hill | Co-Founder | C-Side Biopharma | San Diego, California | company matchC-Side Biopharma |
| Cynthia Sundell | Co-Founder | Piezo Therapeutics | Atlanta, Georgia | company matchPiezo Therapeutics |
| Dan Hayes | Co-Founder | Illuminate Therapeutics | State College, Pennsylvania | company matchIlluminate Therapeutics |
| Daniel Barrows | Co-Founder | PatchLab Biotech | San Diego, California | company matchPatchLab Biotech |
| Daniel Eramian | Co-Founder | Opus Biotech Communications | Renton, Washington | company matchOpus Biotech Communications |
| Daniel Siegwart | Co-Founder | ReCode TherapeuticsAlso current: Signify Bio | Dallas, Texas | company matchReCode Therapeutics |
| David Stokes | Co-Founder | Discovery Biotech | Bellevue, Washington | company matchDiscovery Biotech |
| David Weiner | Co-Founder | Bend Therapeutics | New Orleans, Louisiana | company matchBend Therapeutics |
| Dee Olomajeye Dragon | Co-Founder | Biotech CHRO Sisterhood | South San Francisco, California | company matchBiotech CHRO Sisterhood |
| Deidra Mountain | Co-Founder | Orion Therapeutics, Inc. | Knoxville, Tennessee | company matchOrion Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Denny Truong | Co-Founder | SynCell Biotechnology | Medford, Massachusetts | company matchSynCell Biotechnology |
| Dexter Pearson | Co-Founder | Cyana TherapeuticsAlso current: Canvas Capital Management LLC; Pasteworks | Miami Beach, Florida | company matchCyana Therapeutics |
| Dimitrios Angelis | Co-Founder | Sparta BiopharmaAlso current: Sparta Biomedical | Brentwood, Tennessee | company matchSparta Biopharma |
| Dominic Carrington | Co-Founder | Biotech International Institute | Grand Haven, Michigan | company matchBiotech International Institute |
| Donald Gann | Co-Founder | Shock Therapeutics Biotech | Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland | company matchShock Therapeutics Biotech |
| Drew Cashmere | Co-Founder | Biopharma Insights & Solutions Inc.Also current: South Florida Funding Group | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | company matchBiopharma Insights & Solutions Inc. |
| E. Eugene Bain | Co-Founder | Fin BioPharma | Chicago, Illinois | company matchFin BioPharma |
| Edward R Truitt | Co-Founder, CEO | Lubris BioPharma | Medina, Washington | company matchLubris BioPharma |
| Elizabeth Iorns | Co-Founder | Unleash Therapeutics | Palo Alto, California | company matchUnleash Therapeutics |
| Elliot Androphy | Co-founder | Kovina Therapeutics, Inc. | Indianapolis, Indiana | company matchKovina Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Eric Xu | Co-Founder | Prolab Biotechnology | New York, New York | company matchProlab Biotechnology |
| Ethan Geier | Co-founder | Apricity Therapeutics | San Francisco, California | company matchApricity Therapeutics |
| Evangelos Kiskinis | Co-Founder | NuCyRNA Therapeutics | Chicago, Illinois | company matchNuCyRNA Therapeutics |
| Fang Zhou | Co-Founder | RephImmune Biotechnology | Cambridge, Massachusetts | company matchRephImmune Biotechnology |
| Felix Kim | Co-Founder | Context Therapeutics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | company matchContext Therapeutics |
| Frank Furnari | Co-Founder | Trotana Therapeutics | San Diego, California | company matchTrotana Therapeutics |
| Gary Burmeister | Co-Founder | BioTech IP Asscoiates | Waxhaw, North Carolina | company matchBioTech IP Asscoiates |
| Giovanni Parmigiani | Co-Founder | Phaeno Biotech | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchPhaeno Biotech |
| Giovanni Traverso | Co-Founder | Absco TherapeuticsAlso current: SUTOL Bio; Syntis Bio; Teal Bio; Vivtex; Celero Systems; Suono Bio; Lyndra | Cambridge, Massachusetts | company matchAbsco Therapeutics |
| Giuseppe Ciaramella | Co-Founder | Orbital Therapeutics | Cambridge, Massachusetts | company matchOrbital Therapeutics |
| Gregory Weiss | Co-Founder | Debut Biotechnology | New York, New York | company matchDebut Biotechnology |
| Haoxing Xu | Scientific Co-founder | CalyGene Biotechnology/Lysoway Therapeutics, inc. | Ann Arbor, Michigan | company matchCalyGene Biotechnology/Lysoway Therapeutics, inc. |
| Helen Becker | Co-founder | Raven Biotech Inc. | St Louis, Missouri | company matchRaven Biotech Inc. |
| Jacob Rubens | Co-Founder | Quotient TherapeuticsAlso current: Serif Biomedicines; Tessera Therapeutics; Sana Biotechnology, Inc. | Cambridge, Massachusetts | company matchQuotient Therapeutics |
| Jacob Vogan | Co-Founder And Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) | CB Therapeutics | San Diego, California | company matchCB Therapeutics |
| James Janetka | Co Founder | ProteXase Therapeutics, Inc.Also current: Fimbrion Therapeutics, Inc. | St Louis, Missouri | company matchProteXase Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Jan van Deursen | Co-Founder | UNITY BiotechnologyAlso current: Cavalry Biosciences | Novato, California | company matchUNITY Biotechnology |
| Jason Gestwicki | Co-Founder | ViewPoint Therapeutics | San Francisco, California | company matchViewPoint Therapeutics |
| Jay Madan | Co-Founder | 9 Meters Biopharma | Raleigh, North Carolina | company match9 Meters Biopharma |
| Jean-Christophe Harmange | Co-Founder | Firebird Therapeutics | Andover, Massachusetts | company matchFirebird Therapeutics |
| Jeff Freeman | Co-Founder | Canvas TherapeuticsAlso current: Mfused | Phoenix, Arizona | company matchCanvas Therapeutics |
| Jie Sun | Co-Founder & CEO | ChemT Biotechnology | Cambridge, Massachusetts | company matchChemT Biotechnology |
| Jinyi Janet Zhang | Co-Founder | Boston Easy Biotech | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchBoston Easy Biotech |
| Jonathan Moore | Co-Founder | ADnova Therapeutics | Cambridge, Massachusetts | company matchADnova Therapeutics |
| Jonathan Weiss | Co-Founder | Basis Digital Biotech | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchBasis Digital Biotech |
| Julie Ledford | Co-Founder | Aspiro TherapeuticsAlso current: RaeSedo Inc | Tucson, Arizona | company matchAspiro Therapeutics |
| Jun Zhou | Co-Founder | Typewriter Therapeutics, Inc. | Cambridge, Massachusetts | company matchTypewriter Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Justas Dauparas | Co-Founder | Xaira Therapeutics | Seattle, Washington | company matchXaira Therapeutics |
| Kalina Paunovska | Co-Founder | Nava Therapeutics | Cambridge, Massachusetts | company matchNava Therapeutics |
| Katie Badior | Co-Founder | SeraGene Therapeutics | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | company matchSeraGene Therapeutics |
| Ken Mullen | Co-Founder | Basis Digital Biotech | Boston, Massachusetts | company matchBasis Digital Biotech |
| Kris Wood | Co-Founder | Tavros TherapeuticsAlso current: Element Genomics, Inc.; Celldom, Inc. | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | company matchTavros Therapeutics |
| Lawrence Corey | Co-Founder | Juno Therapeutics | Seattle, Washington | company matchJuno Therapeutics |
| Lea Hachigian | Co-Founder | Be Biopharma | Brookline, Massachusetts | company matchBe Biopharma |
No matching rows on this page.
130 distinct companies across 27 states. Largest state counts: California (38), Massachusetts (30), New York (9). 142 of 5481 cached candidates passed the rule. Match basis: company-name phrase match, not a product check.
Where these 142 people are
Counts describe published rows and person locations, not company headquarters.
States · 27
| California | 38 |
| Massachusetts | 30 |
| New York | 9 |
| Washington | 9 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Arizona | 4 |
| District of Columbia | 4 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| Missouri | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Connecticut | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
Cities
| San Francisco | 14 |
| Boston | 13 |
| Cambridge | 10 |
| San Diego | 10 |
| Los Angeles | 5 |
| New York | 5 |
| Seattle | 5 |
| Washington | 4 |
| Chapel Hill | 3 |
| Chicago | 3 |
| St Louis | 3 |
| Tucson | 3 |
| Andover | 2 |
| Ann Arbor | 2 |
| Atlanta | 2 |
58 other cities appear once. 73 cities in total.
Companies
130 distinct companies; repeated companies below.
| Biotech CHRO Sisterhood | 5 |
| Aspiro Therapeutics | 2 |
| Basis Digital Biotech | 2 |
| Canvas Therapeutics | 2 |
| ChemT Biotechnology | 2 |
| Firebird Therapeutics | 2 |
| PatchLab Biotech | 2 |
| SparkGene Biotechnology | 2 |
| Xaira Therapeutics | 2 |
Titles
| Co-founder | 139 |
| Founder | 2 |
| CTO | 1 |
Exclusive buckets; first matching role wins.
Scope of this list
Current founder or co-founder role with no end date; named company; US person location with a city and state. Sector phrase match in the selected company name, title or industry (quoted per row), not a product check; headlines and non-operating organization labels excluded. 142 of 5481 cached candidates passed. Display order is A–Z by name. Every row matched a stored company field. Rebuilt Oct 15, 2026. Collection dates describe retrieval, not when a profile last changed. Refresh policy.
How to cite
Metix Lists. “US biotech founders list.” Collected Oct 12, 2026. 142 of 142 qualifiers. All cached qualifiers, not ranked. https://lists.metix.ai/founders/biotech-founders-us#summary
Questions about this list
Who appears in US biotech founders list?
The US biotech founders list includes 142 people in the United States, collected Oct 12, 2026, including Aditi Trehan, Adriana C Cabré, Ahmad Khalil.
What connects these people to this sector?
Current founder or co-founder role with no end date; named company; US person location with a city and state. Sector phrase match in the selected company name, title or industry (quoted per row), not a product check; headlines and non-operating organization labels excluded. The evidence quotes a stored company, title or industry field; a phrase match does not verify a product.
Which states and cities appear in this list?
States: California (38), Massachusetts (30), New York (9), Washington (9), Illinois (5), North Carolina (5), Arizona (4), District of Columbia (4), Georgia (4), Missouri (4), Texas (4), Connecticut (3), Florida (3), Michigan (3), Montana (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Wisconsin (2), Colorado (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1), Maryland (1), New Jersey (1), Oklahoma (1), Rhode Island (1), South Carolina (1), Utah (1). Cities: San Francisco (14), Boston (13), Cambridge (10), San Diego (10), Los Angeles (5), New York (5), Seattle (5), Washington (4), Chapel Hill (3), Chicago (3), St Louis (3), Tucson (3), Andover (2), Ann Arbor (2), Atlanta (2), Albany (1), Augusta (1), Austin (1), Avon (1), Bellevue (1), Bozeman (1), Brentwood (1), Brookline (1), Buffalo (1), Charleston (1), Chelsea (1), Columbia (1), Dallas (1), Farmington (1), Fort Lauderdale (1), Grafton (1), Grand Haven (1), Houston (1), Indianapolis (1), Knoxville (1), Libertyville (1), Lutherville-Timonium (1), Marblehead (1), Medford (1), Medina (1), Miami Beach (1), Milwaukee (1), Mission Viejo (1), Naperville (1), New Haven (1), New Orleans (1), North Brunswick (1), Novato (1), Oakland (1), Orange (1), Orlando (1), Palo Alto (1), Paonia (1), Petaluma (1), Philadelphia (1), Phoenix (1), Plentywood (1), Providence (1), Queens (1), Raleigh (1), Redmond (1), Renton (1), Rochester (1), Salt Lake City (1), San Antonio (1), San Jose (1), Smyrna (1), Somerville (1), South San Francisco (1), State College (1), Tulsa (1), Visalia (1), Waxhaw (1). Locations describe people, not company headquarters.
Does any company appear more than once?
130 companies. Repeated companies: Biotech CHRO Sisterhood (5), Aspiro Therapeutics (2), Basis Digital Biotech (2), Canvas Therapeutics (2), ChemT Biotechnology (2), Firebird Therapeutics (2), PatchLab Biotech (2), SparkGene Biotechnology (2), Xaira Therapeutics (2)
How recent are these records?
Last collected Oct 12, 2026. Individual collection dates are included in downloads. No refresh is scheduled; confirm current roles on LinkedIn.
Is this a complete list of US biotech founders?
No. These 142 published profiles come from 142 qualifying records in a query-selected pool of 5481 candidates. All qualifying cached records are included. Display order is A–Z by name, not a ranking. Counts describe this sample, not the market.
How can recruiters and founders use this list?
Use the named companies, person locations and quoted inclusion evidence to start employer research, recruiting or partnership research. Download the full sample as CSV, JSON or Markdown. Confirm the current role and company before outreach; inclusion does not establish hiring plans, contact permission or a hiring outcome.
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