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Rafal Pielak

Founder

Founder at SOTERI SKIN

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedSOTERI SKIN · YC

About

Rafal Pielak holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology from Harvard Medical School and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at UC Berkeley. He has worked in biopharma business development, then spent seven years leading product innovation at L'Oreal, including overseeing the L'Oreal Tech Incubator in San Francisco.

Founder at SOTERI SKINYC W22

Intro paths

YC

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

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In turn, Rafal can intro founders to SOTERI SKIN's investors below.

SOTERI SKIN's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at SOTERI SKIN

LM
Lama MansourCo-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer

Experience

  1. Soteri SkinFounder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. L'OréalDirector, L'Oreal Technology Incubator - New Technology & Product Development2013 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  3. University of California at BerkeleyPostdoctoral Fellow - Chemistry and Biophysics2011 — 2013Berkeley, CA
  4. Agios PharmaceuticalsBusiness Development Consultant2011 — 2012Greater Boston
  5. Harvard Medical SchoolDoctoral Researcher2006 — 2011Greater Boston
  6. Harvard Medical SchoolHead Teaching Fellow - Biochemistry and Biophysics2010
  7. Harvard UniversityTeaching Assistant - Chemistry2011
  8. Hunter CollegeResearch Assistant - Molecular Biology of Cancer2003 — 2005New York, New York, United States
  9. Mount Sinai School of MedicineResearch Assistant - Neuroscience Laboratory2002 — 2003New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Business Development11Research and Development (R&D)9Research8R&D3Project Management2Product Development2EntrepreneurshipStart-ups1Business StrategyBiomedical Sciences1

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rafal Pielak?
Rafal Pielak holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology from Harvard Medical School and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at UC Berkeley. He has worked in biopharma business development, then spent seven years leading product innovation at L'Oreal, including overseeing the L'Oreal Tech Incubator in San Francisco.
Where does Rafal Pielak work?
Rafal Pielak is Founder of SOTERI SKIN.
What companies did Rafal Pielak found?
Rafal Pielak founded SOTERI SKIN.
Where did Rafal Pielak go to school?
Rafal Pielak studied at Harvard Medical School (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Managing Teams for Innovation and Success - Executive Education); Hunter College (BA, Biological Sciences & Chemistry).

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