Trailblazing Speakers

Mimi Yen

CEO & Co-Founder

PhagePro Inc.

Dr. Yen is a 2018 MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35 and a microbiologist with a global health and program management background. Since co-founding PhagePro, Dr. Yen has received numerous awards and won several startup competitions recognizing her innovative leadership in global health, such as the ASTMH Innovations Pitch Competition and LaunchBio's The Big Pitch. She has been selected for several fellowships, including the MassNextGen Fellowship for women-led early-stage life science businesses, The Capital Network Female Founder Fellowship, and the Henri Termeer Legacy Program. An advocate for DEI in both biotech and global health communities, Dr. Yen strives to center the voices and the needs of the most marginalized.

Mayukh Das

Chief Operations Officer

Phiogen

Ashley Trama

Associate Vice President, Research and Development Program Management

Locus Biosciences

Huiying Ren

Chief Scientist & Co-founder

Qingdao NABT Phagepharm

Matthew Tebeau

Chief Operating Officer

Phagelux

Danielle Peters

Research Officer

National Research Council Canada

Laura Kovanda

Executive Director

Astellas