Christian CobaughFounder

United States - Cambridge, Massachusetts,

Experienced in LNP-mRNA process technologies, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory interactions.

Leadership in pre-clinical research for candidate selection & non-clinical development across many therapeutic platforms. Able to identify targets and discovery cascades in various therapeutic areas and organ systems. Skilled at identifying external drug, technology, and platform assets. Accomplished at designing experimental cascades, building and leading teams of scientists & stakeholders to drive early stage discovery to clinical endpoints. Versatile scientific manager, able to identify essential questions to streamline R&D geared for commercial and intellectual property success.

Specialties:
Assay development for gene editing, cellular & in vivo pharmacology, process development & CMC
RNA, gene editing (CRISPR/Cas, TALENS), small molecule, & monoclonal antibodies therapeutics
R&D: drug discovery, IND-enabling, & platform development
Target concept ID to first-in-human
Research externalization, CRO & academic management
Molecular engineering of therapeutic proteins and mRNA
Phage display and protein engineering
Development of discovery cascades & novel screening technologies