Ep. 3 - Jo Viney: Co-founder, President and CSO of Pandion Therapeutics
Dr. Jo Viney is an entrepreneurial scientist and experienced biotech executive. A self-described “drug-hunter”, she has successfully advanced a number of programs into the clinic.
Jo is Co-Founder, President and CSO of Pandion Therapeutics, a startup company in Cambridge, MA focused on developing new therapies for treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases (www.pandiontx.com). Prior to Pandion, she worked at Immunex, Amgen, and most recently Biogen where she was Senior Vice President of the Drug Discovery organization.
Throughout her career, Jo has been passionate about workplace inclusiveness. Since 2015 she has served on the Board of WEST – a non-profit organization supporting early to mid-career women (www.westorg.org). She was WEST’s President for the 2017-2018 term.
Jo has maintained longstanding membership with the Society for Mucosal Immunology (SMI) and American Society of Immunologists (AAI). She has served numerous terms on the SMI Board, was President from 2011-2013, and is currently Treasurer for the 2018-2020 term. Together with SMI colleagues and Nature Publishing Group, she launched the journal Mucosal Immunology. In 2015, Jo received SMI’s Distinguished Service Award.
Jo is on the Scientific Advisory Board for HotSpot Therapeutics, and is a member of the Board of Directors for Quench Bio, Finch Therapeutics, and Carogen Corp.
On this episode of Biotech2050, Host Alok Tayi and Samta Kundu sat down with guest Jo Viney to talk about a wide ranging number of topics. From her journey to the biotech industry and how she came to founding Pandion Therapeutics to successfully bringing a drug to market. She also talked about women in leadership, the importance of diversity in Biotech and the role she plays in helping bridging that gap.
On this episode of Biotech2050, Host Alok Tayi and Samta Kundu sat down with Jo Viney to talk about her journey to the biotech industry and how she came to founding Pandion Therapeutics, successfully bringing a drug to market, women in leadership, and the importance of diversity in biotech.
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