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Tasuku Kitada

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President, Head of R&D, Co-founder at Strandtx · Founder at Strand Therapeutics

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedStrand TherapeuticsStrandtx

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1,134 people in our graph share verified history with Tasuku — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jake BecraftunlockedTasuku: together at CDL-Global Prime 2018/19 (2018)
×6Tasuku: together at Candriam
×2Tasuku: together at UCLA
×3Tasuku: together at Strand Therapeutics

President, Head of R&D, Co-founder at Strandtx

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Strandtx's investors · 5

Atinum Investment Co. Ltd.Seoul · $100K – $2M checksFPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksLG Technology VenturesSanta ClaraPlayground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksStarlight VenturesMiami · $100K – $3M checks

Co-founders at Strandtx

JBJacob Becraft
Jacob BecraftCEO, Co-Founder
RW
Ron WeissScientific Co-founder
DJDarrell J. Irvine
Darrell J. IrvineScientific Co-founder

Founder at Strand Therapeutics

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Strand Therapeutics's investors · 9

Amgen VenturesThousand Oaks · $1M – $3M checksANRITokyo · $497K – $78M checksFPVJackson · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026ICONIQSan Francisco · since 2025JIC Venture Growth InvestmentsTokyoKinnevikStockholm · since 2025LG Technology VenturesSanta Clara · since 2025Playground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025Third Rock VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Strand Therapeutics

JBJacob Becraft
Jacob BecraftExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. Strand TherapeuticsCo-founder, Board Director, President, and Head of R&Dcurrent2018 — presentBoston, Massachusetts
  2. CandriamSenior Biotechnology Analyst2015 — 2018Brussels, Belgium
  3. MITPostdoctoral Associate2012 — 2015Cambridge, Massachusetts
  4. UCLAPostdoctoral Scholar2011 — 2012Los Angeles, California

Skills & more

Molecular CloningMolecular Biology

Languages English · Japanese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tasuku Kitada?
Executive Officer, Director, Promoter at Strand Therapeutics
Where does Tasuku Kitada work?
Tasuku Kitada is Founder of Strand Therapeutics and President, Head of R&D, Co-founder at Strandtx.
What companies did Tasuku Kitada found?
Tasuku Kitada founded Strand Therapeutics, Strandtx.
Where did Tasuku Kitada go to school?
Tasuku Kitada studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Major in Finance); UCLA (Ph.D., Molecular Biology); The University of Tokyo (B.S., Biophysics and Biochemistry).

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Jake BecraftCEO, Co-FounderFounded Strand Therapeutics

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