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Paulo Fontes

Founder

Founder at Lygenesis

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

FoundedLygenesis

Founder at Lygenesis

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Lygenesis's investors · 1

Prime Movers LabJackson · $2M – $30M checks

Co-founders at Lygenesis

ELEric Lagasse
Eric LagasseExecutive Officer, Director
MHMichael Hufford
Michael HuffordExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
ELEric Legasse
Eric LegasseExecutive Officer, Promoter

Experience

  1. NanoRap Inc.Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer - Chairman of the Boardcurrent2026 — presentBaltimore, MD
  2. LyGenesisCo-founder & Chief Medical Officercurrent2017 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  3. LyGenesisCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  4. ICaPath INCCo-founder & Chief Medical Officercurrent2020 — presentBaltimore, Maryland, United States
  5. Eikonoklastes Therapeutics, Inc.Chief Medical/Scientific Officer2022 — 2024
  6. McGowan Institute for Regenerative MedicineFaculty2018 — 2024Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  7. McGowan Institute for Regenerative MedicineDeputy Director2014 — 2018Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  8. WVU MedicineProfessor of Surgery2018 — 2021Morgantown, WV
  9. WVU MedicineDirector, Surgical Innovation & Research2018 — 2021Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
  10. VirTech BioCo-founder & Senior Medical Advisor2013 — 2020Natick, Massachusetts, United States
  11. UPMCProfessor of Surgery, Director Machine Perfusion Program, Department of Surgery, STI, UPMC2009 — 2018Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  12. UPMCCo-founder & Medical Director, Organ Referral Center2003 — 2011Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  13. University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineDirector, Liver Transplant Program2001 — 2011Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  14. UPMCDirector, South & American Division, UPMC International1998 — 2001Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  15. University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClinical Fellow1996 — 1998Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  16. University of PittsburghResearch Fellow1991 — 1993Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Skills & more

Clinical DevelopmentNeurodegenerative DiseaseGood Clinical Practice (GCP)Cancer ResearchLife SciencesBlood ProductsHepatocytesComputational BiologyHuman Computer InteractionBusiness StrategyMarketing StrategyHuman Resource Development
+12 moreSales ManagementForecastingHospital ReimbursementMedical BillingMedicare/Medicaid ReimbursementHealthcare Information Technology (HIT)Technology IntegrationRegulatory RequirementsFinancial AnalysisData ScienceLarge-scale Data AnalysisPersonalized Medicine

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Paulo Fontes?
Executive Officer, Promoter at Lygenesis
Where does Paulo Fontes work?
Paulo Fontes is Founder of Lygenesis.
What companies did Paulo Fontes found?
Paulo Fontes founded Lygenesis.
Where did Paulo Fontes go to school?
Paulo Fontes studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Agentic AI); MIT Sloan School of Management (Executive Program, Artificial Intelligence in Pharma & Biotech, Medical Informatics); University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information (Executive Program, Analytics, Data Science & Personalized Medicine, Biomedical Informatics).

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