• Empowering the next generation of biotech leaders in Boston, the world’s life science hub.

    Nucleate Boston is a non-profit organization that provides professional development opportunities for the next generation of biotech leaders. Our chapter is supported by the work of graduate students (PhD, MBA, MS, MD), postdocs, undergraduates, and those currently working in biotech. We engage with industry experts throughout biotech, pharmaceutical companies, and life sciences venture capital. Our equity-free accelerator program supports emerging founders and early stage biotech companies with industry expert mentors and by providing resources to aid in their development. Ultimately, we aim to enrich the unique biotech ecosystem of Boston by bridging the gap between academic research and venture creation.

Advisors

Mentors/Experts

Albert Chiu

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Arthur Hiller

Hiller Life Sciences Strategies, LLC

Chris Bahl

AI Proteins

Claire Smith

SpringTide

Cody Tranbarger

Atlas Venture

David Jackson

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

David Pirman

Biohaven Pharmaceuticals

Dominic Ryan

DRI2, LLC

Errol Norwitz

Babson University

George Daaboul

Stealth Startup

Greg Erman

EmpiraMed, Inc.

Jeremiah Treanor

Syngene International

Kai Chan

Cirrus Therapeutics

Kanika Suri

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Kris Vezuli

Sanofi

Marc Bordui

Orchard Therapeutics

Matthew York

Brown Rudnick LLP

Michael Harman

New England Medical Innovation Center

Michael McKeown

Bullseye Bio

Michelle Levine

Solastra Ventures

Patrice Bilesimo

StratoVision

Pranav Seshadri

T.Rx Capital

Rajeeb Boregowda

Sanofi

Robert Gottlieb

RMG Associates, LLC

Sam Kessel

Locust Walk

Shane Hegarty

Axonis Therapeutics

Stephen Grant

PHixed, Inc.

William Orent

JDRP T1D Fund

PJ Krohl

Overture Therapeutics

Daniel Oliver

Rejuvenate Bio

Joe Kovalchin

IND Bioconsulting

Ekaterina Vert Wong

Nostopharma

Kevin Kruetter

Kruetter Drug Discovery Consulting

Teresa Broering

TB Bio Consulting

Erik Ekland

Anvesana

Shuwen Cao

Sanofi

Mimoun Delmar

Tarly

Joe Wyse

Thermobind

Deepak Jha

Merck Research Laboratories

Christopher Dowdy

Scientific Development

Kareem Azab

UT Southwestern

Michael Harman

Harman PhD Consulting

Alexandra Magold

Needle Threader Solution

Jiannan Guo

NeoGenomics Laboratories

Chinmay Kanuga

AbbVie

Ashoka Madduri

Sanofi

Chuck Montague

Johns Hopkins University

Nikhil Pradhan

Foley & Lardner

Fergal Delaney

Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc.

Svetlana Sapelnikova

Metabolomix, SVConsulting

Lily Serge

AstraZeneca

Jeff Bessen

Sanofi

Yen-Hsiang Wang

DropGenie

Tommaso Menara

L.E.K. Consulting

Kunal Mehta

Endeavor Flow

Ignacio Gajer

Portal Innovations

Stephanie Oestreich

Myeloma Investment Fund

Ritika Patni

Legal Strategy Consulting

Hanna Starobinets

Harvard Medical School

Vicky DeVault-Nelson

GentiBio

Kristina Wang

Zola Therapeutics

Susheel Kumar

Adhvan Healthcare & Life Sciences

Stan Spence

Charles River Laboratories

Veronica Gibaja

Spectrus

Anu Mohan

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Arun Skaria

Ainylam Pharmaceuticals

Atul Deshpande

IMMEDIATE Therapeutics

Audrey Bernstein

DUB Therapeutics

Erwin Estigarribia

Headlamp Health

Karen Wu

Gilead Sciences

Konstantinos Kleitas

Dyno Therapeutics

Kori Rahaim

5AM Ventures

Preethi Samuel

Spanios

Gregory Peters

Brilliant Biome

Amogha Tadimety

Nanopath

Charlotte Xia

Fusion Fund

Rakesh Verma

Independent Consultant

Clare Murray

EnPlusOne Biosciences

Vinit Nijhawan

MassVentures

Thomas Han

Peroxitech

Kevin Parker

Cartography Biosciences

Daniel Dadon

Elektrofi

Joe Horsman

Madrona Venture Group

Istvan Szanda

Sand Hill Angels

Alberto Nobili

Bayer Co.Lab Cambridge

Brock Reeve

Eos BioInnovation

Peter Barrett

Atlas Venture

Rick Batycky

Nocion Therapeutics

Sara Mitran

EndoHaptiX

Shaoyu Chang

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Shruthi Bharadwaj

Technology Innovation Studio

Stephanie Yan

Northpond Ventures

Stephen McGarry

Flagship Pioneering

Alice Sloan

Tunnell Consulting

Melissa Allensworth

Tunnell Consulting

Terrie Kellmeyer

Tunnell Consulting

Pallab Ghosh

Flyssi Capital

Gwen Cheni

Connecticut Innovations

Sonia Setayesh

Civilization Ventures

Natalie Petrossian

Neurosterix

Alumni

Sponsors

We thank our Sponsors who support our free-to-all, open-to-all mission. As a volunteer led organization, we are supported entirely through sponsorships and donations to organize our educational programming.