Noga Leviner
Co-founder and CEO, PicnicHealth
2019 Bay Area Winner
2019 Bay Area Winner
Join Biocom in celebrating the future of life science by nominating a young leader who you feel is igniting innovation and fueling growth of our industry.
The 4th Annual Biocom Catalyst Awards turn the spotlight to the next generation of life science trailblazers in San Diego, Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
Biocom is identifying accomplished and up-and-coming academics, entrepreneurs, investors, corporate leaders and business advisers who are making their mark on the San Diego, Los Angeles and Bay Area life science industries before reaching their 40th birthday.
Life Science Catalyst Winners
Anitha Jayaprakash, Ph.D.
Co-founder, Girihlet Inc.
2019 Bay Area Winner
2019 Bay Area Winner
Rachel Haurwitz, Ph.D.
Co-founder, President and CEO, Caribou Biosciences
2019 Bay Area Winner
2019 Bay Area Winner
Adam Adler, Ph.D.
Head of Laboratory Research Operations, GigaGen
2019 Bay Area Winner
2019 Bay Area Winner
Patrick Phelps
Sofie Biosciences (Sofie), Co-founder, President & CEO
Director Momentum Biosciences, Board Member
2019 LA Winner
Director Momentum Biosciences, Board Member
2019 LA Winner
Shannon Mumenthaler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, USC
Lab Director, Lawrence J. Ellison Institute of Transformative Medicine, USC
2019 LA Winner
Lab Director, Lawrence J. Ellison Institute of Transformative Medicine, USC
2019 LA Winner
Matt Davidson, Ph.D.
CEO and Co-founder, Azora Therapeutics and Founder, Verrica Pharmaceuticals
2019 LA Winner
2019 LA Winner
Sheng Xu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Nanoengineering, UC San Diego
2019 SD Winner
2019 SD Winner
David Chacko, MD
Chief Business Officer of Erasca
2019 SD Winner
2019 SD Winner
Ranjan (Ron) Batra, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research and Development, Locana, Inc
2019 SD Winner
2019 SD Winner
Ryan Witt
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Immix Biopharma
2018 LA Winner
2018 LA Winner
Leo Petrossian, Ph.D., MBA
Chief Executive Officer, Neural Analytics
2018 LA Winner
2018 LA Winner
Stephen Fiacco, Ph.D.
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, EvoRx Technologies and Canvas Pharma
2018 LA Winner
2018 LA Winner
Joseph Dunham, Ph.D.
Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer, SeqOnce Biosciences Inc.
2018 LA Winner
2018 LA Winner
Long Cai, Ph.D.
Co-founder, Spatial Genomics; Research Professor, Caltech
2018 LA Winner
2018 LA Winner
Brian Benson
Director of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization, California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA
2018 LA Winner
2018 LA Winner
Carolina Amador
President, Biotech Connection Los Angeles (BCLA)
2018 LA Winner
2018 LA Winner
Arthur Suckow, Ph.D.
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, DTx Pharma
2018 SD Winner
2018 SD Winner
Drew Spaventa, MBA
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Singular Genomics
2018 SD Winner
2018 SD Winner
Chorom Pak, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Lynx Biosciences
2018 SD Winner
2018 SD Winner
Taylor Moyer
Chief Executive Officer, Managed Lab Services
2018 SD Winner
2018 SD Winner
Jose Morachis, Ph.D.
President and co-founder, NanoCellect Biomedical, Inc.
2018 SD Winner
2018 SD Winner
Tao Long, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
2018 SD Winner
2018 SD Winner
Suman Kanuganti, MBA
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Aira Tech
2018 SD Winner
2018 SD Winner
Valentino Gantz, Ph.D.
Co-founder and Director, Agragene Inc. and Synbal Inc.
2018 SD Winner
2018 SD Winner
Punit Dhillon
Co-founder and Director, OncoSec Medical Incorporated
2018 SD Winner
2018 SD Winner
Stephanie Culler, Ph.D.
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Persephone Biome
2018 SD Winner
2018 SD Winner
Todd Harris, Ph.D.
Head of Corporate Development, Sienna Labs, Inc
2017 San Diego Winner
2017 San Diego Winner
Marie Rippen, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Lab Launch
2017 LA Winner
2017 LA Winner
Tanya Petrossian, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, EndoCyclic Therapeutics; Principal, Building Blocks Advisory Group
2017 LA Winner
2017 LA Winner
Aydogan Ozcan, Ph.D.
Chancellor’s Professor at University of California, Los Angeles; Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2017 LA Winner
2017 LA Winner
Yan Liu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California
2017 LA Winner
2017 LA Winner
Thomas Lipkin, Ph.D.
Head of New Ventures, University of California, Los Angeles Technology Development Group
2017 LA Winner
2017 LA Winner
Matt Tremblay, Ph.D.
Vice President, Business Development, The Scripps Research Institute; Chief Operating Officer, California Institute for Biomedical Research
2017 SD Winner
2017 SD Winner
Ryan Taft, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Scientific Research, Illumina Inc.
2017 SD Winner
2017 SD Winner
David Nelles, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder, Locana Inc.
2017 SD Winner
2017 SD Winner
Patrick Mercier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego
2017 SD Winner
2017 SD Winner
Zachary Hornby, M.S., MBA
Chief Operating Officer, Ignyta Inc.
2017 SD Winner
2017 SD Winner
Dov Fox, J.D.
Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law
2017 SD Winner
2017 SD Winner
Brendan Eckelman, Ph.D.
Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Biotherapeutics, Inhibrx LP
2017 SD Winner
2017 SD Winner
Karen Christman, Ph.D.
Professor of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego;
Scientific Co-founder, Ventrix Inc.
2017 SD Winner
2017 SD Winner
Francie Barron, Ph.D.
Vice President of Biology and Regulatory Affairs, Nanomedical Diagnostics
2017 SD Winner
2017 SD Winner
Ashley Van Zeeland, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer
Human Longevity
2016 Winner
2016 Winner
Edward R. Truitt, III
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Lubris BioPharma
2016 Winner
2016 Winner
Mike Milligan
Principal, Life Science Department
Barney & Barney
2016 Winner
2016 Winner
Dena Marrinucci, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research
Salveo Dx
2016 Winner
2016 Winner
Rob Knight, Ph.D.
Faculty Director, Center for Microbiome Innovation Pediatrics, Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego
2016 Winner
2016 Winner
Michael Heltzen
President and CEO
AllSeq Inc. & EXO Incubator Inc.
2016 Winner
2016 Winner
Susie Harborth
General Partner, BioInnovation Capital
Managing Director, BioLabs San Diego
2016 Winner
2016 Winner
Tony Grover
Vice President, Business Development
Banyan Biomarkers
2016 Winner
2016 Winner
Martyn Gross
Founder; Vice President, Innovation
Clarify Medical
2016 Winner
2016 Winner
Phil Baran, Ph.D.
Darlene Shirley Chemistry Chair & Professor
The Scripps Research Institute
2016 Winner
2016 Winner
Look around you: who are the current and future leaders of life science?
Nominations are open. Honorees will be highlighted in the cover feature of Biocom’s fall LifeLines magazine and celebrated at a VIP awards reception.
We welcome nominees from all facets of the life science industry, from pharma and diagnostics to industrial biotech and digital health. We’re seeking to recognize outstanding young talent from throughout Southern California’s diverse life science community.
Questions? Contact Oscar Rodarte at orodarte@biocom.org.
Nominations for the Biocom Life Science Catalyst awards are currently closed.
