Our Team

Dr. Rami El Assal

Managing General Partner

Dr. S. Thad Connelly

General Partner

Dr. Ryan Spitler

Partner & Member of Investment Committee

Dr. Justin Young

Venture Partner

Yaser Alorainy

Venture Partner

Dr. Jay Gupta

Venture Partner

Matthew Wahlrab

Venture Partner

Kadambari (Kad) Beelwar

Venture Fellow

Julien Hédou

Entrepreneur in Residence

Our Advisors

Prof. George Church

Scientific Advisor
Harvard University
Member of National Academy of Science

Prof. Zhenan Bao

Scientific Advisor
Stanford University
Member of National Academy of Engineering

Prof. Ophir Klein

Medical Advisor
UCSF
Member of National Academy of Medicine

Martin Schmieg

Investment Advisor
CFO of Adv. Bionics & Sirna
(Two > 1 billion Exits)

Dr. Bassam El Fahmawi

Scientific & Entrepreneurial Advisor
Founder of Mawi DNA Technologies

Dr. Craig Rochester

Patent Attorney & Fund Advisor
JD/PhD (Genetics)
Intellectual Ventures (former)