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About
Steven James is an Executive Advisor at Vedana Therapeutics with over 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. He previously served as CEO of Labrys Biologics, KAI Pharmaceuticals, and Pionyr Immunotherapeutics, and has held numerous board positions, including roles at Allakos, Ventus Therapeutics, Lyterian Therapeutics, Juvena Therapeutics, and Rondo Therapeutics, as well as chair positions at Antiva Biosciences and Soteria Biotherapeutics. James founded James BioAdvisors, LLC and the Neurodiverse Student Success Fund at St. Mary's College of California, and serves as trustee emeritus of the Middlebridge School Board of Trustees.
Executive at Pionyr Immunotherapeutics
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Pionyr Immunotherapeutics's investors · 6
Mission Bay CapitalSan FranciscoMission BiocapitalSan Francisco · $500K checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksOUP (Osage University Partners)Bala Cynwyd · $1M – $20M checksSofinnova Venture PartnersMenlo Park · since 2017Sofinnova VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $15M checks
Co-founders at Pionyr Immunotherapeutics
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Matthew F. Krummel, Ph.D.Director
Experience
- Vedana TherapeuticsExecutive Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- Rondo TherapeuticsMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Juvena TherapeuticsMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Lyterian TherapeuticsMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- Ventus TherapeuticsMember Board of Directorscurrent2020 — present
- Allakos IncMember Board of Directorscurrent2016 — present
- Pionyr ImmunotherapeuticsPresident & CEO2016 — 2023Mission Bay, SF
- Labrys Biologics, IncPresident and Chief Executive Officer2012 — 2014San Mateo, CA
- KAI PharmaceuticalsPresident and Chief Executive Officer2004 — 2012So. San Francisco
- ExelixisSVP Commercial Operations2003 — 2004So. San Francisco, CA
- Sunesis PharmaceuticalsChief Business Officer1999 — 2003South San Francisco, CA
- Ionis (FKA Isis Pharmaceuticals)Vice President Business development1997 — 1999Carlsbad, CA
- Landec CorporationVP Business Development/General Manager Membrane Division1991 — 1997Menlo Park, CA
- California BiotechnologyDirector Business Development1989 — 1991
- Eli Lilly and CompanyDepartment Head, International1983 — 1987Indianapolis, IN
Skills & more
CTMS1Lifesciences8Drug Discovery11Clinical Development13Technology Transfer10Commercialization6Clinical Trials9FDA5Biochemistry1Assay Development1Genomics1Oncology5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steven James?
- Steven James is an Executive Advisor at Vedana Therapeutics with over 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. He previously served as CEO of Labrys Biologics, KAI Pharmaceuticals, and Pionyr Immunotherapeutics, and has held numerous board positions, including roles at Allakos, Ventus Therapeutics, Lyterian Therapeutics, Juvena Therapeutics, and Rondo Therapeutics, as well as chair positions at Antiva Biosciences and Soteria Biotherapeutics. James founded James BioAdvisors, LLC and the Neurodiverse Student Success Fund at St. Mary's College of California, and serves as trustee emeritus of the Middlebridge School Board of Trustees.
- Where does Steven James work?
- Steven James is Executive at Pionyr Immunotherapeutics.
- Where did Steven James go to school?
- Steven James studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Hospital and Health Administration); Brown University (BA, Biology); Phillips Academy, Andover.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vedana Therapeutics2
Also worked at Juvena Therapeutics8
Rami HannoushVenture Partner at Versant VenturesBenjamin LimDeputy Director at SGInnovateMark LeslieExecutive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture FundPatrick ZhangInvestor at Horizons VenturesDr. Hanadie YousefFounder at Juvena TherapeuticsJeremy O'ConnellDirector at Juvena Therapeutics
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