JUDGES: DENISE HINTON, CHIEF SCIENTIST, FDA; TREVOR MARTIN, CEO, MAMMOTH BIOSCIENCES (UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2019);
ROBERT NELSEN, PARTNER, ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS; HELEN TORLEY, CEO, HALOZYME.
ARTHUR KUAN WEARS AN ISAIA WOOL TOPCOAT, DENIM SHIRT AND FLORAL PANTS AND A RICHARD JAMES STRIPED TIE.ARTHUR KUAN, 29
CEO, COLD GENESYSArthur Kuan is going viral. He’s the CEO of Santa Ana,
California, biotech company Cold Genesys, which genetical-
ly modifies viruses to attack cancer and, as an added bene-
fit, bolsters your immune system against it. The former ven-
ture investor encountered Cold Genesys as a founding member
at Hong Kong healthcare fund Ally Bridge Group. Fascinat-
ed by the science, Kuan, who holds a master’s in biotechnolo-
gy from Johns Hopkins, joined Cold Genesys as COO. When
founder Alex Yeung retired in 2016, Kuan took over. He’s since
launched clinical trials of the biotech’s bladder cancer treat-
ment and has inked a partnership to test its effectiveness with
Merck’s immunotherapy drug Keytruda. Kuan says, “I’ve done
a good job turning this science story into a real business con-
cept.” In March he closed a $22 million series-C round with
ORI Capital and Lepu Medical, which has the China license
for its products. —Alex Knapp, Leah RosenbaumCHLOE ALPERT, 28
Cofounder, Medinas
JOEY AZOFEIFA, 29
Founder, Arpeggio Bio
ERICA BARNELL, 29
Cofounders, Geneoscopy
DOUG BERNSTEIN, 29;
JAIME QUINTERNO, 29
Cofounders, PECA Labs
CATHARINE BOWMAN, 21
Board director,
Alberta Lymphedema Association
JEAN FAN, 28
Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University
MARK FAYNGERSH, 27;
ILYA VAKHUTINSKY, 27
Cofounders, CareSwitch
EVAN FEINBERG, 28;
BEN SKLAROFF, 27
Cofounders, Genesis Therapeutics
SAMANTHA GERSON, 26
Founder, UnBroken
ANNETTE GROTHEER, 29
Founder, The Shop Docs
LEA HACHIGIAN, 29;
TOMASZ KULA, 29
Cofounders, TScan Therapeutics
BOBBY BROOKE HERRERA, 29
Cofounder, E25Bio
RUMEN HRISTOV, 26;
ZACHARY KABELAC, 29
Cofounders, Emerald Innovations
ZAAMIN HUSSAIN, 26
Clinical researcher, Harvard University
JOE KAHN, 24;
YASYF MOHAMEDALI, 24
Cofounders, Karuna Health
ARTHUR KUAN, 29
CEO, Cold Genesys
RAINIER MALLOL, 28
Cofounder, AIME
ROB MANNINO, 28;
ERIKA TYBURSKI, 29
Cofounders, Sanguina
ASHLEY MOY, 25;
JASON TROUTNER, 26
Cofounders, Cast21
JANEL NOUR-OMID, 27
Cofounder, Vitalacy
KUNAL PARIKH, 29
Research associate,
Johns Hopkins University
BRYAN PATENAUDE, 29
Assistant professor,
Johns Hopkins University
VIJAY RAMANI, 29
Principal investigator, UCSF
SANA RAOOF, 29
Researcher, Harvard University
ZACHARIAH REITANO, 28
Cofounder, RO
EVA SADEJ, 29
Founder, Floss Bar
JESSICA SCHLEIDER, 29
Assistant professor,
Stony Brook University
DEAN TRAVERS, 23;
SCOTT XIAO, 21
Cofounders, Luminopia
CAMERON TURTLE, 29
Chief business officer,
Eidos Therapeutics
CAROLYN YARINA, 29
Cofounder, Sisu GlobalHEALTHCARE
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