Increasing the number of successful entrepreneurs is in the best interest of the entire life science industry. Each year, following a competitive program, MassNextGen awardees will be awarded a year-long customized package of support, which includes non-dilutive grant funding and access to a network of of seasoned entrepreneurs, investors, and life science experts to create an executive coaching network.
Annette Bak
Head of Advanced Drug Delivery
AstraZeneca
Christine Brennan
Managing Director
Vertex Venture HC
Nancy Briefs
Co-Founder, President and CEO
AltrixBio
Joan Brooks
Founder & COO
Garbook Knowledge Resources
Kimberly Burns
VP, Strategy, Innovation and Patient Services New Product Planning
Takeda
Timothy Butterworth
Operations Manager
Berkshire Innovation Center
Ester Caffarel Salvador
Associate Director, Strategic Innovation, Rare Diseases
Chiesi USA
Amanda Chen
Senior Associate, Investment
Vertex Venture HC
Catherine Connelly-Perry
Head, Oncology Alliance Management
Takeda
Gretchen Cook-Anderson
Managing Partner
Undaunted Marketing
Marc Cote
Certified Master Business & Executive Coach
FocalPoint Coaching
Yael DeCapo
Angel Investor and Mentor
Julie Di Paolo
Senior Director, Immunology Scientific Innovation Lead
Johnson & Johnson
Barbara Fox
CEO
Rheos Medicines
Jean Ge
Patent Attorney
Wolf Greenfield
Jennifer Griffin
Partner, Strategy and Investor Relations
Mission BioCapital
Jiaping Gu
Partner
Takeda Ventures, Inc.
Hui Huang
Founder and CEO
CSD Partners
Chris Ilsley
President & CEO
InnoVenture Labs
Ketki Karanam
VP Ventures, Translational Sciences
UPMC Enterprises
Asmita Khanolkar
Senior Director, Cambridge Pharma
SMC Ltd.
Christine Kressirer
COO and CFO
InnoVenture Labs
Anjali Kumar
Entrepreneur in Residence
Yale Ventures
Nicola La Monica
Senior Director, Scientific Innovation, Infectious Diseases and Vaccines
Johnson & Johnson
Katie McCarthy
Senior Vice President & Practice Lead, Clinical and Regulatory
Lumanity
Nazanin Mehin
Global Market Access and Pricing Head, Immunology
Sanofi
Danielle O’Neal
Senior Vice President
Banc of California
Chaya Patel
Principal
Mission BioCapital
Mary Ann Picard
Director of Operations
M2D2
Pam Randhawa
Founder and CEO
Empiriko
Veronique Riethuisen
Managing Director
VR Strategic Advisors LLC
Helen Routh
Venture Partner
Nina Capital
Rachel Sha
CEO
Vaxess Technologies
Peter Stebbins
Satio Inc.
Vice President, Program and Business Development
Laurel Sweeney
Principal
Access Strategies
Sarah Tao
External Innovation
Sanofi
Jo Viney
Founder, President and CEO
Seismic Therapeutic
Ilsa Webeck
Managing Director and Founder
MedTech Strategies
