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Jason Paragas

Founder of DVLP Medicines

Boston, Massachusetts

Overview 

Jason Paragas is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of DVLP Medicines, with a background in Virology, Infectious Diseases, and Molecular Biology. He has held leadership roles at organizations like Agenus and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, focusing on strategic initiatives, growth exploration, and innovation in the field of medicine. Highlights of Jason Paragas' career include founding DVLP Medicines and serving as Vice President Strategic Initiatives at Agenus, showcasing his expertise in driving innovation and growth in the healthcare industry. His diverse experience includes roles at prestigious institutions like the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.

Work Experience 

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DVLP Medicines

  • Chief Executive Officer and Founder

    2022 - Current

    Leading a global team committed to deploying frontier technology to bring waiting patients medicines, faster

DVLP Medicines innovates in pharmaceuticals by digitizing drug development on blockchain, streamlining the path from molecule to market.

dvlpmedicines.com
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Social Impact Capital

  • Venture Partner

    2021

  • Advisor

    2020 - 2021

Social Impact Capital is a social impact venture capital that focuses its investments in essentials of human need.

social-impact-capital.com
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SaponiQx

  • Startup President and Founder

    2021 - 2022

SaponiQx provides sustainable manufacturing approaches for novel adjuvant discovery to develop more effective vaccines.

saponiqx.com
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Agenus

  • Vice President Strategic Initiatives and Growth Exploration

    2020 - 2022

Agenus develops and commercializes immunotherapies and vaccines for cancer and infectious diseases.

Raised $366,140,653.00 from Ligand Pharmaceuticals.

agenusbio.com
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Valo

  • Vice President External Innovation

    2019 - 2020

Valo Health is a technology company focused on utilizing large scale data and AI-driven computation to discover and develop therapeutics.

Raised $460,000,000.00 from HBM Healthcare Investments.

valohealth.com
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Director, Innovation

    2014 - 2019

    I work with teams across the laboratory, the global technology base, and sponsors to capture concepts that may become the "next big idea." Through focused initiatives, we work with diverse interdisciplinary teams to translate the ideas into actions that advance the laboratory's mission.

  • Deputy Director, Office of Mission Innovation

    2013 - 2014

    In the Office of Mission Innovation, we work across the laboratory, the global technology base, and sponsors to capture concepts that may become the "next big idea." Through focused initiatives, we work with diverse interdisciplinary teams to translate the ideas into actions that advance the laboratory's mission.

  • Deputy Program Director for Bio-Security

    2012 - 2013

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  • Associate Director for Science at the Integrated Research Facility, Ft Detrick

    2006 - 2012

United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

  • Principle Investigator

    2003 - 2006

  • National Research Council Fellow

    2001 - 2003

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