Sergio G. Duron
InvestorFounderManaging Partner at Avalon BioVentures · Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Enlaza Therapeutics
San Diego, California, United States
FoundedEnlaza Therapeutics
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About
Managing Partner and drug discovery scientist with over 20 years in biotechnology. Co-founded Enlaza Therapeutics (CEO), Nerio, Calporta, and Anexigen. Holds a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Enlaza Therapeutics
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Enlaza Therapeutics's investors · 8
Avalon BioVenturesSan Diego · since 2025Frazier Life SciencesPalo Alto · since 2025J.P. Morgan Asset ManagementLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksOrbiMedNew York · $1M – $75M checks · since 2025Pappas CapitalDurhamPfizer Venture Investments$5M – $20M checksSamsara BioCapitalPalo Alto · since 2025
Co-founders at Enlaza Therapeutics
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Sanford MadiganCo-Founder, President & Chief Business Officer
Experience
- Avalon BioVenturesManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Enlaza TherapeuticsChief Executive Officercurrent2019 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Nerio TherapeuticsChief Scientific Officercurrent2020 — present
- COI PharmaceuticalsChief Scientific Officercurrent2013 — presentSan Diego
- Sova Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Vice President, Chemistry and Drug Discovery2011 — 2020
- Calporta TherapeuticsChief Scientific Officer2015 — 2020San Digeo
- Sitari PharmaceuticalsSenior Vice President, Chemisty and Drug Discovery2013 — 2019
- AfraxisVice President, Chemistry2008 — 2014
- Zacharon PharmaceuticalsDirector, Medicinal Chemistry2009 — 2013
- KalypsysPrincipal Scientist2003 — 2008
- The Scripps Research InstitutePost Doctoral Researcher2002 — 2003
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignGraduate Student1996 — 2002
Skills & more
Medicinal Chemistry16Drug Discovery18Organic Chemistry9Organic Synthesis4Chemistry13Biotechnology13Drug Design3Parallel Synthesis1Heterocyclic Chemistry1Lifesciences2Lead Change1HPLC2
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Peptide SynthesisCombinatorial ChemistryHigh Throughput ScreeningSynthetic Organic ChemistryPharmaceutical IndustryComputational ChemistryLanguages Spanish
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Jay B. Lichter
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sergio G. Duron?
- Managing Partner and drug discovery scientist with over 20 years in biotechnology. Co-founded Enlaza Therapeutics (CEO), Nerio, Calporta, and Anexigen. Holds a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Where does Sergio G. Duron work?
- Sergio G. Duron is Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Enlaza Therapeutics and Managing Partner at Avalon BioVentures.
- What companies did Sergio G. Duron found?
- Sergio G. Duron founded Enlaza Therapeutics.
- Where did Sergio G. Duron go to school?
- Sergio G. Duron studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D., Organic Chemistry); The University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Chemistry).
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