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Noubar AfeyanunlockedHemanta: together at MIT (2005–2009)
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×7Hemanta: together at Wake Forest University
Hemanta: together at Adimab
About
Hemanta Baruah is founder and CEO of Aakha Biologics. He brings over 15 years of experience in antibody discovery, protein engineering, and protein sciences across industry and academic settings, and serves as lead inventor of the approved therapeutic Sintilimab, an anti-PD-1 antibody. He has managed multiple monoclonal and bispecific antibody discovery programs across disease areas currently in advanced clinical development.
Founder & CEO at Aakha
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Experience
- Aakha BiologicsFounder & CEO of Aakha Biologicscurrent2021 — presentDallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Alloy Therapeutics, Inc.Entrepreneur In Residence2020 — 2021Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
- Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc.Associate Director of Protein Engineering2018 — 2020Greater Boston
- Abexxa Biologics, Inc.Principal Scientist2016 — 2018Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Adimab, LLCSenior Scientist2016Lebanon NH
- Adimab, LLCScientist II in Antibody engineering2011 — 2015Lebanon
- Adimab, LLCScientist I in protein Analytics and Antibody Engineering2009 — 2011
- MITPostdoctoral Research Associate under Prof. Alice Y. Ting2005 — 2009
- Wake Forest UniversityPhD Student under Prof. Ulrich Bierbach2000 — 2004
Skills & more
Antibodies35Protein Chemistry31Cell2Cell Biology8DNA2ELISA7Molecular Biology3Monoclonal Antibodies5NMR2Purification8recombinant DNA technology3SDS-PAGE14
From Hemanta's professional profile.
Colleagues at 82VS
Andrei Ramirez-Valdez
Venture Associate at 82VS
Andrew Peterson
Founder / EIR at 82VS
Arthur Suckow
Investor at 82VS
Caitlin Tolman
Chief Operating Officer at 82VS
Colby Jordan
Vice President, Capital Formation at 82VS
Dongxing Zha
Founder / EIR at 82VS
Errik Anderson
Board Director at Basecamp Fund
June Almenoff
Investor at 82VS
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hemanta Baruah?
- Hemanta Baruah is founder and CEO of Aakha Biologics. He brings over 15 years of experience in antibody discovery, protein engineering, and protein sciences across industry and academic settings, and serves as lead inventor of the approved therapeutic Sintilimab, an anti-PD-1 antibody. He has managed multiple monoclonal and bispecific antibody discovery programs across disease areas currently in advanced clinical development.
- Where does Hemanta Baruah work?
- Hemanta Baruah is Founder & CEO of Aakha and Founder / EIR at 82VS.
- What companies did Hemanta Baruah found?
- Hemanta Baruah founded Aakha.
- Where did Hemanta Baruah go to school?
- Hemanta Baruah studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Post doc, Biological Science and Protein Engineering); Wake Forest University (PhD, chemistry); Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (M.Sc, Chemistry).
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,220
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Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur mafia141
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Kumar SaurabhBTechFounded LogicHub +2Raj Shekhar SinghBachelor of Technology (BTech)Founded Z21 +1Sudarshan Ravi JhaDual DegreeFounded Z21 +1Surojit ChatterjeeB. Tech (Honors)Founded Ema +1Nalin GuptaB.Tech + M.Tech (Dual Degree)Founded Cignara +1Ankit ParasherBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) honsFounded LetsTransport +1
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Wake Forest University mafia27
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James J BesharaEconomicsFounded Tilt +1Brent LaRueBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Mediately +1Pat DuffyBachelor’s DegreeFounded Cyclops +1Aaron V. KaplanDoctor of MedicineFounded Tryton Medical +1Karen BorchertBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Alpaca +1Brett BrohlBSFounded BoomBoom Prints
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82VS mafia8
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Errik AndersonGeneral PartnerFounded Cantai Therapeutics +5Andrew PetersonFounder / EIRFounded Aldebaran Therapeutics +1Colby JordanVice President, Capital FormationFounded New North VenturesSudhir AgrawalAdvisorFounded Aldebaran TherapeuticsMichael KalosAdvisorFounded IpiNovyx BioArthur SuckowAdvisorFounded DTx Pharma
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Adimab mafia2
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Also attended Wake Forest University140
Daniel van der MerweSenior Director at JMI EquityNash Carey-EwendSenior Associate, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesAndrew McGuirkVenture Fellow at Moneta VenturesEliza CushmanPartner at Congruent VenturesBrett BrohlManaging Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcJeff BaldwinPrincipal at TCV
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SomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesMoiz SaifeePartner, Analytics at Correlation VenturesVasu MurthyCPO Fellow at Mighty CapitalNesara S RInvestment Analyst at A91 PartnersFiona FernandezInvestor at SynconaBiplab AdhyaManaging Partner at Wipro Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Aakha Biologics3
Also worked at Alloy Therapeutics, Inc.21
Jesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsUlrik B. NielsenGeneral Partner at Mission BiocapitalChaya PatelPrincipal at Mission BiocapitalErrik AndersonBoard Director at Basecamp FundAlasdair ThongFounding Partner at Selvedge VentureEsra BerkolChief of Staff at Selvedge Venture
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