Chris Yoo - Managing Director of Xcellerant Ventures, and CEO of Yoo & Co Accelerators
Thursday Fireside Chat
Chris holds a PhD from Yale School of Medicine in Molecular Cell Biology, a BA in History and Biology from University of Pennsylvania and was a post Doctoral Fellow at Cal State Berkeley in Functional Genomics and Genetics. He is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, educator, and developer of new value creation in the Healthcare & Life Sciences industry. He is passionate about seeing great research innovations quickly become fundamental improvements to how we understand health and treat disease.
Chris has a deep knowledge and experience in understanding disruptive technologies and the application of science and technologies that transform the traditional. From the latest biomedical and information-based technologies, He excels at developing strategic ventures that can prove the value of the molecular understanding of disease and the improvement of the human condition.
His prior employment includes large technology companies, founder of several startups. Chis has published important research findings in respected scientific journals, all in the pursuit of the application of innovative solutions for the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry.