Parastoo Khoshakhlagh

About Parastoo Khoshakhlagh

Parastoo Khoshakhlagh, Ph.D., is the CEO and Co-Founder of GC Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company spun out of George Church's lab at Harvard Medical School and the Wyss Institute. She has led the company since its founding in April 2019, overseeing its official launch in 2024 with $75 million in total capital. Her work leverages a syn-bio platform combining gene editing, machine learning, and transcription factor screening to turn iPSCs into 'SuperCells'.

Parastoo Khoshakhlagh at a glance

• Company: GC Therapeutics
• Total raised: $75M
• Latest round: Series A
• Investors: Cormorant Asset Management, Mubadala Capital, a16z Bio + Health, Medical Excellence Capital, Cercano Management, Pear VC
• Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

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