Primary Job Title Chief Scientist & Co-Founder Primary Organization Viridian Therapeutics
Location Waltham, Massachusetts, United States Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England Gender Male
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Vahe joined Quellis at its inception and is responsible for research and discovery. He is a partner at Viridian LLC, a biotech incubator that builds virtual drug discovery companies to pursue product-focused drug discovery hypotheses. Vahe previously served for 10 years at AstraZeneca focused on antibody therapeutics and immuno-oncology, most
recently as Director, Search and Evaluation, Global Product and Portfolio Strategy. His other roles at AstraZeneca included site lead for a biologics discovery group, helping to oversee oncology and technology portfolios, and supporting the AstraZeneca-MedImmune integration. Prior to this, Vahe spent 8 years at Pfizer where he helped established the company’s biologics strategy across therapeutic areas and led discovery efforts for clinical development teams responsible for four INDs and a Phase 3 program. Vahe has authored more than 40 publications. He holds a Ph.D. in Biophysics from SUNY Buffalo and a M.S. and B.S. in Physics from the American University of Beirut.
