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About
Ljudmila Katchan, PhD, is Head of Operations at Oriva Therapeutics, with a background spanning RNA and gene therapy, neuroscience, reproductive biology, and rare diseases. She has co-founded and led biotech companies and served as Head of Research, working within venture creation models to advance early-stage science toward clinical and commercial application. Her experience includes licensing, partnerships, dilutive and grant fundraising, and preclinical development across multiple therapeutic areas and modalities.
Experience
- Oriva TherapeuticsHead of Operationscurrent2026 — presentBarcelona
- NLC Health VenturesEntrepreneur in Residence2022 — 2026Amsterdam
- Cirqle BiomedicalHead Of Research2019 — 2022Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark
- SyntheXScientist2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.Consultant2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, BerkeleyPostdoc2017 — 2018
- FMP BerlinPostdoctoral Researcher2016 — 2017Berlin Area, Germany
- FMP BerlinPhD2012 — 2016Berlin Area, Germany
- Aarhus UniversityResearch Assistant2011Aarhus
- Berlin-Brandenburger centrum für regenerative Therapien BCRTResearch Assistant2011Berlin Area, Germany
Skills & more
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Clinical PharmacologyRegulatory StrategyBridgingStrategic PartnershipsBiologyStart-up ConsultingLeadershipTeam ManagementCreative Problem SolvingFundraisingEarly-Stage StartupsResearch and Development (R&D)Languages Danish · English · German · Italian · Russian
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- Who is Ljudmila Katchan, PhD?
- Ljudmila Katchan, PhD, is Head of Operations at Oriva Therapeutics, with a background spanning RNA and gene therapy, neuroscience, reproductive biology, and rare diseases. She has co-founded and led biotech companies and served as Head of Research, working within venture creation models to advance early-stage science toward clinical and commercial application. Her experience includes licensing, partnerships, dilutive and grant fundraising, and preclinical development across multiple therapeutic areas and modalities.
- Where did Ljudmila Katchan, PhD go to school?
- Ljudmila Katchan, PhD studied at University of California, Berkeley (Postgraduate Degree, Neuroscience); Freie Universität Berlin (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Molecular neuroscience and biophysics); Aarhus University (Master's degree, Nanoscience).
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