Burak Yilmaz
FounderFounder at Kernal Biologics · Founder at Kernal Biologics
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
About
Burak Yilmaz holds an MS and is co-founder and lead designer at Kernal Biologics, where he works on mRNA platform technology. Previously, he founded Sentegen/Sentebiolab, a synthetic biology company focused on synthetic DNA production for research and diagnostics.
Founder at Kernal BiologicsYC S20
Intro paths
Burak went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Kernal Biologics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Burak can intro founders to Kernal Biologics's investors below.
Kernal Biologics's investors · 7
Co-founders at Kernal Biologics
Founder at Kernal BiologicsYC S20
Intro paths
Burak went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Kernal Biologics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Burak can intro founders to Kernal Biologics's investors below.
Kernal Biologics's investors · 7
Co-founders at Kernal Biologics
Experience
- Kernal BiologicsFounder & Presidentcurrent2016 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts
- MassChallengeFinalist and Winner2018
- Sentegen BiotechFounder and CEO2010 — 2016Ankara, Turkey
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyIntern2008Cambridge, Massachusetts
Education
- Y Combinator
- Northeastern UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering
- Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Molecular Biology and Genetic
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementHealthcare Venture Course
- Turgut Ozal UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Medical Genetics
Skills & more
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Technology TransferScienceCellGenomicsBiochemistryDNA sequencingDNAProtein ChemistryManagementLeadershipSequencingCancer- BIO Professional Development Courses 2023 — Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
- BIO Professional Development Courses 2022 — Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator1,464
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Also attended Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University23
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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management427
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kernal Biologics2
Also worked at MassChallenge64
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Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology325
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