Sergio G. Duron
InvestorManaging Partner at Avalon BioVentures
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.
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
Education
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPh.D., Organic Chemistry1996 — 2002
- The University of Texas at AustinB.S., Chemistry1990 — 1995
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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Advisor at Avalon BioVentures
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Head of Human Resources at Avalon BioVentures
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