MONARCH - Key Persons

Dr. James (Jim) Kuo - Founder

Job Titles:

Co - Founder
Manager
Managing Director of Athena Bioventures

Dr. James (Jim) Kuo also serves as Managing Director of Athena Bioventures in La Jolla, CA. He is an experienced life science executive and investor. Dr. Kuo has held leadership positions in private as well as listed bioscience companies in the US, Canada, and Europe. He previously served as CEO of Tryp Therapeutics, Synthetic Biologics, BioMicro Systems, and Discovery Laboratories. Prior to that, Dr. Kuo was Associate Director in Corporate Licensing and Development at Pfizer and Managing Director of HealthCare Ventures, a $378 million venture fund. He received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and his MBA from the Wharton School of Business. Dr. Kuo's undergraduate education is in molecular biology and music history from Haverford College.