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Elizabeth Iorns

Founder of Transcripta Bio

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Elizabeth Iorns is the CEO of Science Exchange in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a Ph.D. from The Institute of Cancer Research and a B.Sc (Hons) from The University of Auckland. She has been instrumental in co-founding Science Exchange and serving as its President & CEO, while also making significant contributions as a scientific founder and advisor at Transcripta Bio, a part-time partner at Y Combinator, and an angel investor in various companies. Iorns has achieved success by leading Science Exchange and investing in promising startups such as Unima, Enzyme, Torch, Validere, and Vetcove, showcasing her expertise in lifesciences, biotechnology, and entrepreneurship within the San Francisco Bay Area startup ecosystem.

Work Experience 

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Science Exchange

  • Co-founder, President & CEO; Board Director

    2011 - Current

    Science Exchange is the world's leading marketplace for outsourced research and development, providing efficient access to a network of over 2,500 qualified and pre-contracted contract research organizations (CROs) and manufacturers (CMOs), academic labs, and government facilities. Supported by top venture capital firms including Maverick Capital, Union Square Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Y Combinator, Science Exchange has raised more than $60M in venture capital funding.

Science Exchange provides life sciences procurement and supplier management SaaS solutions.

Raised $77,500,000.00 from Norwest Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Collaborative Fund and Silicon Valley Bank.

scienceexchange.com
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Transcripta Bio

  • Scientific Founder & Advisor

    2020

    Transcripta Bio (formerly Rarebase) https://www.transcriptabio.com/

Transcripta Bio is a company that focuses on drug development at a size and pace never seen before, with a lower risk.

Raised $10,000,000.00 from BlueYard Capital and Jazz Venture Partners.

transcriptabio.com
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Y Combinator

  • Part-time partner

    2014 - 2020

    Helped to establish the "YC bio" program for early stage life science companies.

Various

  • Angel Investor

    2014 - 2020

    Angel investor in science, health and education companies including Asher Biotherapeutics, Avro Therapeutics, Hepatx, Enzyme, Curebase, Notable Labs, NURX, BIOS Health, Torch, Quero Education, Unima, Validere, Vetcove.

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DCAT (Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association)

  • Board Director

    2017 - 2018

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University of Miami

  • Assistant Professor

    2010 - 2011

  • Postdoctoral Associate

    2008 - 2010

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Institute of Cancer Research

  • Scientific Officer, Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Center

    2003 - 2004

Education 

Investments 

Unima

Seed

Total funding: $2M

Enzyme

Seed

Total funding: $2.1M

Torch

Seed

Total funding: $86M

Validere

Seed

Total funding: $18M

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