Summary
Stephen Floor is a biotech founder and RNA scientist with 12+ years of hands-on experience bridging RNA biology, genetic medicines, protein biochemistry, and computational biology including ML/AI. A former tenured UCSF faculty member who raised ~$9M and published ~30 papers, he now co-founds and advises multiple stealth and early-stage companies, translating deep mechanistic insight into product-focused R&D, assay design, and IND-enabling strategies. He combines executive experience in team formation, cross-functional leadership, and high-pressure strategic decision-making with practical lab and CRO management across preclinical programs. Unusually for a scientist-founder, his background in computer science and physics lets him fluently integrate computational approaches with wet-lab workflows to accelerate RNA-targeted therapeutics.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at University of Kansas
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Biophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Biophysics at University of California, San Francisco