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John: together at CRISPR
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About
John Leonard is an Entrepreneur in Residence at General Inception and works as a scientist, chief scientific officer, and R&D consultant. He has over 25 years of R&D experience spanning therapeutic modalities including small molecules, biologics, and cell and gene therapies, as well as disease areas such as autoimmune/inflammatory conditions, immuno-oncology, and rare diseases. His work has included advancing programs from discovery through early clinical development and proof of concept.
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Experience
- General InceptionEIRcurrent2024 — present
- M4 BIOPHARMA Consulting, LLCR&D Consultantcurrent2024 — present
- Locanabio, Inc.Chief Scientific Officer2021 — 2023San Diego, California, United States
- CRISPR TherapeuticsHead of In Vivo & Hematology Research and Translation2018 — 2021610 Main Street, Cambridge MA 02139
- SanofiHead of Metabolic & Muscle Rare Disease Research2016 — 2018
- SanofiVP Preclinical Pharmacology, Rare Disease Science2011 — 2016
- GenzymeVice President, Pharmacology2005 — 2011
- UCBSr. Director, Pharmacology2003 — 2004
- Genetics Institute & WyethVarious positions1992 — 2003
Colleagues at GENERAL INCEPTION
Adam Weischhaus
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Alan Dance
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Arunan Skandarajah
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Autumn Lee
Chief of Staff at GENERAL INCEPTION
Brad Crutchfield
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Brad Nelson
Life Science Tools & Dx at GENERAL INCEPTION
Byron Hewett
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Camela Wilson
General Partner at GENERAL INCEPTION
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Leonard?
- John Leonard is an Entrepreneur in Residence at General Inception and works as a scientist, chief scientific officer, and R&D consultant. He has over 25 years of R&D experience spanning therapeutic modalities including small molecules, biologics, and cell and gene therapies, as well as disease areas such as autoimmune/inflammatory conditions, immuno-oncology, and rare diseases. His work has included advancing programs from discovery through early clinical development and proof of concept.
- Where does John Leonard work?
- John Leonard is Executive in Residence, Therapeutics at GENERAL INCEPTION.
- Where did John Leonard go to school?
- John Leonard studied at King's College London; UCL.
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Also attended King's College London381
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Shared employers
Also worked at Locanabio, Inc.1
Also worked at CRISPR Therapeutics16
Briggs MorrisonEntrepreneur Partner at MPM BioImpactJerel DavisManaging Director at Versant VenturesKurt von EmsterManaging Partner at AbingworthMaria FardisVenture Partner at Frazier Life SciencesTony HoInvestor at Pivotal Life SciencesSamarth KulkarniChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at CRISPR
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Also worked at Sanofi248
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