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Experience
- Tolerance BioFounder, CEO, Chairmancurrent2023 — presentPhiladelphia, PA
- Paulex BioCo-Founder, Chairman of the Boardcurrent2023 — present
- Praetorian BioCo-Founder, Chairman of the Boardcurrent2024 — present
- Avalor TherapeuticsCo-Founder, Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
- LAPIX TherapeuticsBoard Directorcurrent2024 — presentBoston, MA
- VAXDYN SLFounding Partner, Board Directorcurrent2020 — presentSeville, Spain
- PharmImmuneFounder, Presidentcurrent2010 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- IE UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2026 — present
- Glutenostics [assets acquired by Biomedal in 2025]Co-Founder, Partner2016 — 2025Los Angeles, CA
- SanofiChief Scientific Officer, Provention Bio - a Sanofi Company2023 — 2024Boston, MA
- Provention Bio [acquired by Sanofi in 2023]Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer2016 — 2023Red Bank, NJ, USA
- Jefferson Medical College, Dept. of GastroenterologyAdjunct Research Associate Professor of Medicine2011 — 2020Dpt. of Gastroenterology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
- Celimmune [acquired by Amgen in 2017]Co-Founder, CEO, Chief Medical Officer2015 — 2018Bethesda, MD
- Johnson & JohnsonVice President & Head, Immunology Translational Medicine2010 — 2015Springhouse, PA
- Alba Therapeutics [assets acquired by Cephalon/TEVA]Vice President & Chief Medical Officer2007 — 2010Baltimore, MD
- MedImmuneDirector, Clinical Development, Inflammation & Respiratory2006 — 2007Gaithersburg, MD
- Bristol-Myers SquibbDirector, Clinical Discovery, Immunology & Oncology2004 — 2006Princeton, NJ
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)Research Fellow, Lab. of Clinical Investigation, Lab. of Molecular Immunology, NIAID2002 — 2004Bethesda, MD
Skills & more
Clinical TrialsImmunologyClinical DevelopmentBiologicsDrug DevelopmentVaccinesMolecular BiologyAsthmaOncologyInfectious DiseasesBiomarker DiscoveryTransplant
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LaboratoryValidationAutoimmune DiseasesGCPBiochemistryHospitalsDrug DiscoveryCancerLife SciencesLeadershipLanguages English · Nynorsk, Norwegian · Spanish
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- Who is Francisco Leon?
- Executive Officer, Director at Tolerance Bio
- Where does Francisco Leon work?
- Francisco Leon is Founder of Tolerance Bio.
- What companies did Francisco Leon found?
- Francisco Leon founded Tolerance Bio.
- Where did Francisco Leon go to school?
- Francisco Leon studied at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (PhD, Mucosal Immunology); Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid (Specialist, Clinical Immunology); Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (MD, Allergy and Immunology Residency Program).
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