BENTONVILLE, Ark.– SymBiosis, an investment firm focused on advancing biotherapeutics innovations, announced today that Dr. Jahan Ali, PhD has joined the firm as Vice President of Business Development. Dr. Ali will focus on investment sourcing, due diligence, execution and advisory, particularly in connection with SymBiosis’ engagement with industry and clinical partners. She joins SymBiosis from Weill Cornell Medicine where she provided entrepreneurial education and helped to launch companies as the Director of Bioventure ELab.
Chidozie Ugwumba, Managing Partner at SymBiosis, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Jahan, who brings years of experience in commercializing early-stage biotechnologies, launching life science startups, and developing strategic programs to forge regional biotherapeutics ecosystems. Her educational and business development expertise will be invaluable as we work to increase SymBiosis’ capabilities to help our portfolio companies advance their missions.”
SymBiosis also announced the addition of five Operating Advisors whose skillsets are directly relevant to the firm’s broad focus on biotherapeutics as it continues to expand its portfolio. The Operating Advisors will collaborate with SymBiosis and portfolio company management teams across the full investment life cycle in a range of critical areas—including drug development, clinical investigation, biomanufacturing, reg
Prior to joining SymBiosis, Dr. Ali spent the past 20+ years commercializing early-stage biotechnology products. Most recently, she led the Bioventure entrepreneurship lab at Weill Cornell, where she worked closely with scientist entrepreneurs. Dr. Ali has held roles leading biotech investments at the Partnership Fund; in technology commercialization at the Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine; and as a Business Development director at Mojave Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing therapeutic vaccines. She has a PhD from New York University School of Medicine and did a post-doc at Rockefeller University. ulatory, market access, and commercialization.
