About
Helen Chen is a researcher with expertise in cancer and aging biology who is now building Alixia.
Founder at AlixiaYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Helen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Helen can intro founders to Alixia's investors below.
Alixia's investors · 2
Co-founders at Alixia
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Olof MollstedtFounder
Experience
- AlixiaCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Y CombinatorMember2022San Francisco Bay Area
- StartX.Member2020 — 2021Palo Alto
- IndieBioMember2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- AmbryxChief Operations Officer2004 — 2018Riverside, CA
- City of RiversideChairperson, Riverside Technology CEO Forum2006 — 2016Riverside, California, United States
- Beachhead ConsultingAnalyst2003 — 2004
- UCSDGraduate Student researcher1997 — 2003
- TheyCompete.comPartner2000 — 2001
- Technology Evaluation Group, L.L.C.Partner1998 — 2001
Skills & more
Lifesciences18Biotechnology42Drug Discovery22Genomics4Molecular Biology6Proteomics3Biochemistry4Start-ups25Microbiology2Medical Devices12Assay Development7Cell Culture5
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Cell BiologyCommercializationCellCancerImmunologyInfectious DiseasesTechnology TransferDrug DevelopmentLanguages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Helen Chen?
- Helen Chen is a researcher with expertise in cancer and aging biology who is now building Alixia.
- Where does Helen Chen work?
- Helen Chen is Founder of Alixia.
- What companies did Helen Chen found?
- Helen Chen founded Alixia.
- Where did Helen Chen go to school?
- Helen Chen studied at Yale University (BS, Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics); UC San Diego (Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences).
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