Joe Akin
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoe Akin is a strategic biotech founder and executive who blends a Harvard Ph.D. in Immunology and an MIT Sloan MBA with 17+ years of experience turning complex T-cell and tumor microenvironment science into de-risked clinical assets. He has led cross-functional teams across Big Pharma (Novartis), startups, and venture creation (BlueSphere Bio), combining technical depth in IO therapeutics with hands-on operational rigor in fundraising, IP strategy, and partner alliances. A former USAF project engineer, he brings disciplined leadership and program management to high-stakes translational programs and has repeatedly moved discoveries from exploratory research toward IND-readiness. As Principal and Founder of Refine BioAdvisors and co-founder/COO of a science-communication startup, he pairs scientific credibility with business-building instincts and a talent for aligning academic, NCI, and commercial stakeholders.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Immunology at Harvard UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry at United States Air Force Academy
German
Github Skills (7)
fig5
visualization3
javascript3
visualize3
data-visualization2
canvas2
chrome-extension1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
j-joe-akin/fig-can
Sep 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:3 pushes, 4 branches in 1 day
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