About
Ambika Bumb is a Strategic Business Development Advisor at Ubuntu Research Inc and a former CEO of a cancer diagnostics startup. Over two decades, she has worked in biotechnology, nanotechnology, and national biodefense across the White House, the U.S. Department of State, national laboratories, biotech startups, and non-profit organizations. Her work has focused on translating scientific research into policy and strategic initiatives spanning government, industry, and academia.
Founder/CEO at BikantaYC S14
Intro paths
YC
Ambika went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- Ubuntu Research IncStrategic Business Development Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- Boards and CommitteesBoard Membercurrent2015 — present
- Bipartisan Commission on BiodefenseDeputy Executive Director2021 — 2025
- The Biden-Harris White HouseDeputy Executive Director | President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)2021
- U.S. Department of StateHealth, Science, Technology Advisor | Office of the Secretary | Crisis Management and Strategy2019 — 2021
- Berkeley LabStrategic Advisor to the Energy Sciences Area2018 — 2019Berkeley, CA
- BikantaCEO and Founder2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)Post-Doctoral Research Fellow2011 — 2013Bethesda, MD
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)Post-Doctoral Research Fellow2009 — 2011Bethesda, MD
- GE HealthcareInstalled Base Software Team2004Greater Milwaukee
Skills & more
Biodefense2Nanomedicine5Nanotechnology31Nanomaterials2Nanoparticles40Medical Diagnostics3Drug Delivery4Biochemistry18Biophysics7Biomedical Engineering34Biotechnology31Microscopy27
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Molecular ImagingContrast AgentsCell CultureMRIOptical ImagingNuclear MedicineTargeted TherapiesCancerLanguages Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ambika Bumb?
- Ambika Bumb is a Strategic Business Development Advisor at Ubuntu Research Inc and a former CEO of a cancer diagnostics startup. Over two decades, she has worked in biotechnology, nanotechnology, and national biodefense across the White House, the U.S. Department of State, national laboratories, biotech startups, and non-profit organizations. Her work has focused on translating scientific research into policy and strategic initiatives spanning government, industry, and academia.
- Where does Ambika Bumb work?
- Ambika Bumb is Founder/CEO of Bikanta.
- What companies did Ambika Bumb found?
- Ambika Bumb founded Bikanta.
- Where did Ambika Bumb go to school?
- Ambika Bumb studied at University of Oxford (PhD, Medical Engineering); Georgia Institute of Technology (BS, Biomedical Engineering).
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