Leon Chen

Director/Board Member at

Remix Therapeutics, Inc.

51 year

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Leon E.
Chen is the founder of KAI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., founded in 2002.
Current jobs include Director at Remix Therapeutics, Inc. and Partner at The Column Group LLC since 2019.
Former jobs include Director at Crescendo Bioscience LLC, Sutro Biopharma, Inc., Genocea Biosciences, Inc., Velia, Inc., Pionyr Immunotherapeutics, Inc., and Eikon Therapeutics, Inc.; Independent Director at Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. from 2020 to 2021 and LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc. from 2016 to 2022; Chief Executive & Financial Officer at ESCAPE Bio, Inc.; Principal at Venrock Associates in 2007; Partner at Skyline Management LLC from 2010 to 2013; and Venture Partner at OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity from 2013 to 2019.
Education includes a doctorate from Stanford University in 2001, an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1997, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2009.

Leon Chen active positions

Companies	Position	Start
The Column Group LLC The Column Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance TCG invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on drug discovery, biology, chemistry, and technology sectors. It provides financing for early and later stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 50 - 60 million.	Private Equity Investor	30/09/2019
Remix Therapeutics, Inc. Remix Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company develops molecule therapies to modulate RNA processing and address the underlying drivers of diseases	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Leon Chen

Companies	Position	End
EIKON THERAPEUTICS, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	-
LOGICBIO THERAPEUTICS, INC.	Director/Board Member	15/11/2022
NURIX THERAPEUTICS, INC.	Director/Board Member	27/05/2021
OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity Investment ManagersFinance OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity invests in companies located across the globe primarily in North America, Asia, Europe and Israel. The firm focuses on biopharmaceuticals, medical technology and healthcare services. It participates in seed-stage, early stage, growth transactions. It also provides debt capital and monetize royalty streams and invests in publicly-traded companies.	Private Equity Investor	29/09/2019
ESCAPE Bio, Inc. ESCAPE Bio, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops small molecule therapeutics against genetic targets for neurodegenerative disease	Chief Executive Officer	22/08/2018

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Private companies	18
Venrock Associates Venrock Associates Investment ManagersFinance Venrock Associates invests in companies located in the US. The firm focuses on sectors such as intelligent enterprise & AI, security & infrastructure, fintech, healthcare IT, defense & Aerospace, robotics & autonomy and consumer sectors. It participates in early and later stage transactions.	Finance
KAI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. KAI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Discovers and develops biopharmaceutical drugs	Health Technology
Crescendo Bioscience LLC Crescendo Bioscience LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops and commercializes quantitative blood tests for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases	Commercial Services
Sutro Biopharma, Inc. Sutro Biopharma, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops new products in protein vaccines and therapeutics	Health Technology
Genocea Biosciences, Inc. Genocea Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as clinical stage biotechnology company that discovers and develops novel cancer immunotherapies	Health Technology
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes oral, small molecule therapies for the treatment of cancer & immune disorders	Health Technology
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Skyline Management LLC Skyline Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Skyline Management invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of healthcare market, including biotechnology, therapeutics, medical devices, consumables and equipment for life sciences research and healthcare information technology. It participates in financing for early stage and later stage transactions with an investment size between USD 15 and 25 million.	Finance
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity Investment ManagersFinance OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity invests in companies located across the globe primarily in North America, Asia, Europe and Israel. The firm focuses on biopharmaceuticals, medical technology and healthcare services. It participates in seed-stage, early stage, growth transactions. It also provides debt capital and monetize royalty streams and invests in publicly-traded companies.	Finance
The Column Group LLC The Column Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance TCG invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on drug discovery, biology, chemistry, and technology sectors. It provides financing for early and later stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 50 - 60 million.	Finance
Stanford Graduate School of Business Stanford Graduate School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc. LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops and commercializes medicines and therapies for bone metabolism, cardiology, neurology and rare diseases	Health Technology
Pionyr Immunotherapeutics, Inc. Pionyr Immunotherapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops antibody-based Immuno-oncology therapeutics	Health Technology
ESCAPE Bio, Inc. ESCAPE Bio, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops small molecule therapeutics against genetic targets for neurodegenerative disease	Health Technology
Eikon Therapeutics, Inc. Eikon Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a clinical biopharmaceutical company that dedicated to inventing and developing of breakthrough therapeutics	Health Technology
Remix Therapeutics, Inc. Remix Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company develops molecule therapies to modulate RNA processing and address the underlying drivers of diseases	Health Technology
Velia, Inc. Velia, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software development services	Technology Services

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