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Ljudmila Katchan, PhD

Former Entrepreneur in Residence at NLC

New York City Metropolitan Area

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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

  1. Oriva TherapeuticsHead of Operationscurrent2026 — presentBarcelona
  2. NLC Health VenturesEntrepreneur in Residence2022 — 2026Amsterdam
  3. Cirqle BiomedicalHead Of Research2019 — 2022Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark
  4. SyntheXScientist2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.Consultant2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. University of California, BerkeleyPostdoc2017 — 2018
  7. FMP BerlinPostdoctoral Researcher2016 — 2017Berlin Area, Germany
  8. FMP BerlinPhD2012 — 2016Berlin Area, Germany
  9. Aarhus UniversityResearch Assistant2011Aarhus
  10. Berlin-Brandenburger centrum für regenerative Therapien BCRTResearch Assistant2011Berlin Area, Germany

Skills & more

Finance1Tracking Systems1Operations1Innovation ManagementBudgetingResource AllocationInvestmentsProblem SolvingResource PlanningBusinessTechnological InnovationCardiovascular Disease
+12 moreClinical 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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