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Nizar Batada

Founder

Founder and CEO at Eugit Therapeutics

San Mateo, California, United States

FoundedEugit Therapeutics · YC

About

Nizar Batada is co-founder and CEO of Eugit Therapeutics, which he established with George Church in 2022. He previously worked as a scientist at 23andMe and held a tenure-track position at the University of Edinburgh, with a PhD in Biophysics from Stanford and research background in cancer genomics and bioinformatics.

Founder and CEO at Eugit TherapeuticsYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Nizar went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Eugit Therapeutics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Nizar can intro founders to Eugit Therapeutics's investors below.

Eugit Therapeutics's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Eugit Therapeutics

YFYoshi Fukazawa
Yoshi FukazawaVP of Research / Co-Founder
GCGeorge Church
George ChurchScientific Advisor / Co-Founder

Experience

  1. Gilead SciencesPrincipal Scientistcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Eugit TherapeuticsCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. 23andMeSenior Scientist2020 — 2022South San Francisco, California
  4. The University of EdinburghPrincipal Investigator/Senior Lecturer2016 — 2020Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  5. University of TorontoAssistant Professor2011 — 2016Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  6. Ontario Institute for Cancer ResearchPrincipal Investigator2008 — 2015Toronto, Canada Area
  7. Harvard Medical SchoolPostdoctoral Fellow (George Church lab)2007 — 2008Boston, Massachusetts
  8. University of TorontoPostdoctoral Fellow2004 — 2007Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  9. JabRefCo-Founder and Lead Developer2000 — 2003Stanford, California, United States

Skills & more

Team Leadership4Team Management2Pandas (Software)Python (Programming Language)8JavaR4Bash1Cancer Genomics1BioinformaticsFunctional Genomics6Single Cell RNA sequencing12Genomics8
+12 moreDrug DiscoveryOncologyCancer ImmunotherapyStartupsCancerMachine LearningStatistical Data AnalysisData AnalysisGene ExpressionCross-functional CollaborationsDigital PathologyScientific Papers

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nizar Batada?
Nizar Batada is co-founder and CEO of Eugit Therapeutics, which he established with George Church in 2022. He previously worked as a scientist at 23andMe and held a tenure-track position at the University of Edinburgh, with a PhD in Biophysics from Stanford and research background in cancer genomics and bioinformatics.
Where does Nizar Batada work?
Nizar Batada is Founder and CEO of Eugit Therapeutics.
What companies did Nizar Batada found?
Nizar Batada founded Eugit Therapeutics.
Where did Nizar Batada go to school?
Nizar Batada studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biophysics); Caltech (Master's Degree, Control and Dynamical Systems (Applied Mathematics)); Carleton University (Bachelor’s Degree, Biochemistry).

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