Nabiha Saklayen, PhD
FounderCo-Founder & CEO at Cellino Bio
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
FoundedCellino Bio
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Nabiha Saklayen is a co-founder and Chief Product & Regulatory Officer at Cellino, a venture-backed biotech company developing biomanufacturing technology to scale production of personalized iPSC-based therapies, where she leads regulatory strategy including the Advanced Manufacturing Technology designation request granted by the FDA in May 2025. She holds a PhD and MA in Applied Physics from Harvard University, where she co-invented laser-based intracellular delivery techniques, and a BSc in Biophysics from the University of California, Los Angeles, after transferring from Riverside Community College. She holds several patents, has authored peer-reviewed publications including the first review paper on autologous iPSC-based cell therapies, and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 2019 list for Healthcare.
Co-Founder & CEO at Cellino Bio
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Experience
- CellinoCo-Founder, Chief Product & Regulatory Officercurrent2026 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- CellinoCo-Founder, Chief Product Officer2022 — 2026Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- CellinoCo-Founder2017 — 2022Cambridge, MA, USA
- International Society for Stem Cell ResearchCommittee Member - Manufacturing, Clinical Translation, and Regulatory Committeecurrent2024 — present
- ISCT, International Society for Cell & Gene TherapyInvited Committee Member - JSRM-ISCT iPSC Committeecurrent2022 — present
- Autologous iPSC-based Cell Therapy ConsortiumMembercurrent2020 — present
- Global Alliance for iPSC Therapies (GAiT)Invited Committee Member - Industry Liaison Committeecurrent2021 — present
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- Who is Nabiha Saklayen, PhD?
- Nabiha Saklayen is a co-founder and Chief Product & Regulatory Officer at Cellino, a venture-backed biotech company developing biomanufacturing technology to scale production of personalized iPSC-based therapies, where she leads regulatory strategy including the Advanced Manufacturing Technology designation request granted by the FDA in May 2025. She holds a PhD and MA in Applied Physics from Harvard University, where she co-invented laser-based intracellular delivery techniques, and a BSc in Biophysics from the University of California, Los Angeles, after transferring from Riverside Community College. She holds several patents, has authored peer-reviewed publications including the first review paper on autologous iPSC-based cell therapies, and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 2019 list for Healthcare.
- Where does Nabiha Saklayen, PhD work?
- Nabiha Saklayen, PhD is Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer of Cellino Bio.
- What companies did Nabiha Saklayen, PhD found?
- Nabiha Saklayen, PhD founded Cellino Bio.
- Where did Nabiha Saklayen, PhD go to school?
- Nabiha Saklayen, PhD studied at Harvard University (PhD, Applied Physics); Riverside City College; UCLA (BS, Physics/ Biophysics).
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