Biotech-entrepreneur leading and growing 8th VC funded biotech. “IMMvention Thera: multi-inflammasome focused therapies”. Prev. biotechs: Ribometrix (RNA-directed small mol thx), Serenex (acq by Pfizer), HeatBio (IPO), Optherion, Millennium (acq by Takeda). Mentor for Equalize pitch competition at equalize.Wustl.edu/register-2 💊💉CEO/Chair of IMMvention Therapeutix a Venture capital funded multi-inflammasome inhibition company (immventionthera.com)🧬 Board Member: ENZERNA Therapeutics, in vivo editing RNA ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏽 Co-founder, OpenDoors Group 🚪🚪, to increase opportunities for Black, Latinx, Native Americans to pursue careers in the Life Sciences companies (🧬💊🧪💉🌾🐶🥗 & gene/cell therapy) 👏 Co-Founder and 🎙✳️ Co-Moderator of “Biopharma Career Voyages” Club. (Tues 5-6:30 pm ET) Previous companies: 👌Ribometrix, Inc (VC funded) 👌MimiVax (Private/ HNW funded) 🤙Heat Biologics, Inc (Public) 👎Qualiber, Inc (private, NIH funded) 👍Optherion, Inc (VC funded) acquired 👍👍Serenex, Inc (VC funded) acquired 👍👍Millennium Pharmaceuticals (public and acquired) 👍Genome Therapeutics Corp (public) 👍👍Merck & Co (MSD) My new Daily anthem: “Speak Now” by Leslie Odom Jr. (from "One Night In Miami..." soundtrack) “Listen, listen While the storm in your heart is raging Listen, listen, listen Listen, listen To the echoes of martyrs praying Listen, listen, listen Listen Brothers and sisters Listen, listen, listen I swear we'll never find a way to where we're going, all alone • Urgently • Collaboratively developing therapies for rare and prevalent diseases. 💊🧬🔬💉🦠 📍Chapel Hill, NC 🇺🇸 “May the force be with you” Https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Goyalanilk