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Sergio G. Duron

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Managing Partner at Avalon BioVentures · Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Enlaza Therapeutics

San Diego, California, United States

FoundedEnlaza Therapeutics

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 · 7

Avalon BioVenturesSan Diego · since 2025Frazier Life SciencesPalo Alto · since 2025Lightspeed 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

SMSanford Madigan
Sanford MadiganCo-Founder, President & Chief Business Officer

Experience

  1. Avalon BioVenturesManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  2. Enlaza TherapeuticsChief Executive Officercurrent2019 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  3. Nerio TherapeuticsChief Scientific Officercurrent2020 — present
  4. COI PharmaceuticalsChief Scientific Officercurrent2013 — presentSan Diego
  5. Sova Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Vice President, Chemistry and Drug Discovery2011 — 2020
  6. Calporta TherapeuticsChief Scientific Officer2015 — 2020San Digeo
  7. Sitari PharmaceuticalsSenior Vice President, Chemisty and Drug Discovery2013 — 2019
  8. AfraxisVice President, Chemistry2008 — 2014
  9. Zacharon PharmaceuticalsDirector, Medicinal Chemistry2009 — 2013
  10. KalypsysPrincipal Scientist2003 — 2008
  11. The Scripps Research InstitutePost Doctoral Researcher2002 — 2003
  12. University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignGraduate Student1996 — 2002

Skills & more

Medicinal Chemistry16Drug Discovery18Organic Chemistry9Organic Synthesis4Chemistry13Biotechnology13Drug Design3Parallel Synthesis1Heterocyclic Chemistry1Lifesciences2Lead Change1HPLC2
+6 morePeptide SynthesisCombinatorial ChemistryHigh Throughput ScreeningSynthetic Organic ChemistryPharmaceutical IndustryComputational Chemistry

Languages Spanish

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Colleagues at Avalon BioVentures

Abby Beers
FP&A Manager at Avalon BioVentures
Adrienne Terrazas
Executive Admin at Avalon BioVentures
Bryce Suchomel
Advisor at Avalon BioVentures
Christy Sayers
Head of Human Resources at Avalon BioVentures
Eben Massari
Advisor at Avalon BioVentures
Fernando Camejo
Senior Accounting Manager at Avalon BioVentures
Jason Roland
Advisor at Avalon BioVentures
Jay B. Lichter
Managing Partner at Avalon BioVentures

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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