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Niko Balanis, PhD

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Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer at Syntax

Greater Chicago Area

FoundedSyntax

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Michael MeeunlockedNiko: together at Sana Biotechnology (2019–2021)
×5Niko: together at Sana Biotechnology
×5Niko: together at UCLA
Niko: together at Syntax

Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer at Syntax

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Syntax's investors · 7

Astellas Venture Management LLCSouth San Francisco · $200K – $5M checks · since 2025DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2025DCVC BioPalo Alto · since 2025Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Illumina VenturesFoster City · since 2025Portal InnovationsChicago · since 2025Walder VenturesChicago · since 2025

Co-founders at Syntax

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Ryan ClarkeCo-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer
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Brad Merrill, PhDCo-Founder, Head of Innovation
MMMatt MacDougall, MD, PhD
Matt MacDougall, MD, PhDScientific Cofounder, Immunology Physician, Stanford University

Experience

  1. Syntax BioCo-founder & CTOcurrent2026 — present
  2. Syntax BioVP, Data Science & Molecular Biologycurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  3. Syntax BioCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  4. Stealth Mode BiotechCTO/Head of Computational Biology2021 — 2024United States
  5. Sana Biotechnology, Inc.Senior Computational Biologist2019 — 2021Cambridge, Massachussets
  6. UCLAPostdoctoral Researcher2014 — 2019University of California, Los Angeles

Skills & more

Computational Biology2Bioinformatics2

Languages English · Greek

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Who is Niko Balanis, PhD?
Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer at Syntax
Where does Niko Balanis, PhD work?
Niko Balanis, PhD is Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer of Syntax.
What companies did Niko Balanis, PhD found?
Niko Balanis, PhD founded Syntax.
Where did Niko Balanis, PhD go to school?
Niko Balanis, PhD studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Physics); Case Western Reserve University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biophysics).

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