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Pek Lum

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Co-Founder & CEO at Auransa

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedAuransa

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Dana SettleunlockedPek: together at University of Washington (1990–1994)
×8Pek: together at Rosetta/Merck
×2Pek: together at University of Washington
Pek: together at Hokkaido University

About

Pek Lum is the founder and CEO of Auransa Inc., a clinical-stage, AI-driven biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for cancers including liver, late-stage prostate, and head and neck cancer, as well as heart-safe chemotherapy. Prior to Auransa, she was one of the earliest members of Rosetta, a genomics technology company later acquired by Merck, where she worked to integrate data science into biological discovery. She has also participated in biopharma and data-focused startups as a founding team member or advisor, and advocates for AAPI and women founders.

Co-Founder & CEO at Auransa

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Auransa's investors · 4

11.2 CapitalLas Vegas · $500K – $3M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksHarmonix FundLa QuintaLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks

Experience

  1. Auransa Inc.Founder and CEOcurrent2014 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. CCB, Schaefer School of Engineering and Science at Stevens Institute of TechnologyExternal Advisory Board Member, Adjunct Professorcurrent2022 — presentNew Jersey, United States
  3. Sequence BioAdvisorcurrent2015 — presentGreater St. John's Metropolitan Area
  4. Bayes ImpactAdvisor2014 — 2019
  5. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchAdvisor2015 — 2016
  6. Resolution BioscienceAdvisory Board Member2013 — 2014
  7. U-BIOPREDAdvisor (Statistical Advisory Board)2014
  8. AyasdiChief Data Scientist and VP of Solutions2013 — 2014Palo Alto
  9. AyasdiVP, Product2010 — 2014Palo Alto
  10. iPierianSenior Director2009 — 2010
  11. Rosetta/MerckScientific Director1999 — 2009

Skills & more

People Skills2Collaborative Problem Solving1Genetics51Systems Biology29Data Mining21Inflammation4Stem Cells10Gene Expression4Bioinformatics11Neuroscience13Drug Discovery48Genomics53
+12 moreBiomarkersCancerProduct StrategiesCoaching for ExcellenceThinking Outside The BoxMolecular BiologyBiomarker DiscoverySequencingLifesciencesComputational BiologyMachine LearningInformatics

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Who is Pek Lum?
Pek Lum is the founder and CEO of Auransa Inc., a clinical-stage, AI-driven biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for cancers including liver, late-stage prostate, and head and neck cancer, as well as heart-safe chemotherapy. Prior to Auransa, she was one of the earliest members of Rosetta, a genomics technology company later acquired by Merck, where she worked to integrate data science into biological discovery. She has also participated in biopharma and data-focused startups as a founding team member or advisor, and advocates for AAPI and women founders.
Where does Pek Lum work?
Pek Lum is Co-Founder & CEO of Auransa.
What companies did Pek Lum found?
Pek Lum founded Auransa.
Where did Pek Lum go to school?
Pek Lum studied at University of Washington (Ph.D., Molecular Biology); Hokkaido University (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Biochemistry); Hokkaido University (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology).

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