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Eric Schuur

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Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder at Hepatx

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedHepatx · YC

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Patrick RiversunlockedEric: together at ISCT, International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (2024–2026)
Eric: together at ISCT, International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy
Eric: together at YC S18
×9Eric: together at StartX

About

Eric Schuur is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of HepaTx Corporation, where he leads the development of cell therapies for liver disease. His background spans biopharma and medical devices, including work on Calydon's oncolytic virus, contributions to the Asthmatx clinical team that brought the Alair System to market, and consulting on diagnostic technologies from Genomic Health and Janssen Diagnostics. He has raised more than $4 million, authored over 30 peer-reviewed papers and posters, and is an inventor on seven patents.

Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder at HepatxYC S18

Intro paths

YC

Eric went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Hepatx's investors · 4

iSelect FundSt. Louis · $250K – $2M checksNational Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2017Sand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Experience

  1. HepaTx CorporationChief Executive Officer, Co-foundercurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. BioIntel ConsultingConsultantcurrent2023 — presentBend, Oregon; Palo Alto, California
  3. ISCT, International Society for Cell & Gene TherapyGastrointestinal Committeecurrent2024 — present
  4. California Life Science-CIRMCell and Gene Therapy Working Groupcurrent2024 — present
  5. Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing InstituteStandards Working Groupcurrent2023 — present
  6. Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing InstituteLeadership Advisory Councilcurrent2024 — presentManchester, New Hampshire, United States
  7. StartX Med Labs Cooperative Inc.Directorcurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  8. VMWA LLCPrincipal2009 — 2019Palo Alto, CA
  9. Asthmatx, Inc.Director of Clinical Affairs2005 — 2009
  10. GeneSource, Inc.Chief Executive Officer1998 — 2005
  11. Stanford UniversityVisiting Scholar2000 — 2003Palo Alto, CA
  12. Calydon, Inc.Director of Molecular Biology1994 — 1997

Skills & more

LeadershipStrategy3Business StrategyOncology17Molecular VirologyAsthma1Molecular Biology10Data Management1Clinical Research6Cancer8Medical Devices8Clinical Development24
+8 moreBiotechnologyR&DClinical TrialsDrug DiscoveryPharmaceutical IndustryGenomicsFDAResearch and Development (R&D)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Eric Schuur?
Eric Schuur is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of HepaTx Corporation, where he leads the development of cell therapies for liver disease. His background spans biopharma and medical devices, including work on Calydon's oncolytic virus, contributions to the Asthmatx clinical team that brought the Alair System to market, and consulting on diagnostic technologies from Genomic Health and Janssen Diagnostics. He has raised more than $4 million, authored over 30 peer-reviewed papers and posters, and is an inventor on seven patents.
Where does Eric Schuur work?
Eric Schuur is Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder of Hepatx.
What companies did Eric Schuur found?
Eric Schuur founded Hepatx.
Where did Eric Schuur go to school?
Eric Schuur studied at UCLA (PhD, Experimental Pathology); Y Combinator; StartX (Founder, S16).

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Also worked at HepaTx Corporation1

Shannon DahlChief Scientific Officer at Iolyx

Also worked at Asthmatx, Inc.1

Beat MerzPhD at XR Invest