About
Jen Asher is Founder and CEO of 1910, which develops an AI platform integrating multimodal data and lab automation to accelerate drug discovery for pharmaceutical companies.
Founder & CEO at 1910YC W19
Intro paths
YC
Jen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jen can intro founders to 1910's investors below.
Experience
- 1910Founder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Bain & CompanyManagement Consultant2016 — 2017Boston, MA
- Transparency Life SciencesDirector of Business Development2013 — 2016Boston, MA
- Boston Children's HospitalHHMI Fellow, Sickle Cell Disease Drug Discovery2015 — 2016Boston, MA
- Tufts University School of MedicineHHMI Fellow, Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics2011 — 2016Boston, MA
- NovartisR&D Associate, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Profiling2011Cambridge, MA
- NovartisR&D Associate, Oncology Drug Discovery2010Cambridge, MA
- Eli Lilly and CompanyR&D Associate, Biotherapeutics Discovery Research2010Indianapolis, IN
- Claflin UniversityHHMI-SC Life Fellow, Protein Biochemistry2009Orangeburg, SC
- Yale UniversityRaymond & Beverly Sackler Fellow, Biophysics & Biochemistry2009New Haven, CT
- George Washington UniversityHHMI Fellow, Molecular Genetics2008Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jen Asher?
- Jen Asher is Founder and CEO of 1910, which develops an AI platform integrating multimodal data and lab automation to accelerate drug discovery for pharmaceutical companies.
- Where does Jen Asher work?
- Jen Asher is Founder & CEO of 1910.
- What companies did Jen Asher found?
- Jen Asher founded 1910.
- Where did Jen Asher go to school?
- Jen Asher studied at Tufts University School of Medicine (Ph.D., Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics (Focus on pain and age-related cardiometabolic diseases)); Harvard Medical School (Doctoral Research in Hematology & Platelet Biology (Focus on cardiovascular & anti-thrombotics)); Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (Postgraduate Certificate, Clinical Pharmacology).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Harvard Medical School mafia28
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Tufts University School of Medicine mafia5
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Same school
Also attended Tufts University School of Medicine17
René KuijtenInvestor at LSP (Life Sciences Partners)René R. KuijtenInvestor at LSP (Life Sciences Partners)Brigham HydeVenture Partner at Audere CapitalJai ParekhDigital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesKetan PatelManaging Partner at F-Prime Capital PartnersAaron NelsonPartner at Novo Holdings
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Also attended Harvard Medical School143
Niko BonatsosVerdict Capital founder and pre-consensus investor formerly at General CatalystAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ben RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David ReshefInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Krishna YeshwantInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Morgan CheathamPartner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bain & Company751
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnJulie YangVice President at Investcorp
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Also worked at Transparency Life Sciences1
Also worked at Boston Children's Hospital39
Sam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Molly RobertsonOperations Associate at Founder CollectiveNasra MohamedInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMarin LangSenior Associate at .406 VenturesJane SuhPrincipal on the AlleyCorp Healthcare teamJohn BrownsteinSenior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Flare Capital Partners
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Also worked at Novartis130
Rebecca JamesInvestor at Index VenturesScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Freya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiAndrea AmadorCompliance Manager at Inveready Technology Investment GroupAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJesper GromadaInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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