Lizzie Ngo
Founding President at Weaver Biosciences
Greater Boston
Overview
Work Experience
Founding President
2024 - Current
Director Board of Directors
2022
Founding VP Strategy & Ops
2021 - 2022
Photys Therapeutics’ proprietary bifunctional small molecules platform unlocks fine-tuned control of protein modifications.
Raised $75,000,000.00 from Longwood Fund, MRL Ventures Fund, 8VC, Omega Funds, MPM Capital, Mass General Brigham Ventures, Eli Lilly & Company Foundation, Heritage Medical Systems, Arkin Bio Ventures and Ono Venture Investment.
Principal
2022
Senior Associate
2020 - 2022
Longwood Fund finances science-based companies that develop novel solutions for medical problems.
Associate
2018 - 2020
Flagship Pioneering is a venture capital firm that invests in life sciences and healthcare companies.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
2018 - 2018
• Lead translation of anti-cancer drug screening platform as continuation in PhD lab. • Founded and led NSF-funded MIT i-Corps team of 5 to explore commercial potential of technology. • Conducted >20 market research interviews. Wrote and won grant ($3,000) to support this effort. • Selected for Snapshot Pitch in front of 80+ industry experts. • Led startup team to semi-final pitch at Sloan Healthcare Innovation Prize. • Designed curriculum and organized speakers for MIT and Harvard-funded BiomedStartup course. • Raised $750K in grant funding for commercialization of carcinogenic DNA damage detection tool.
PhD in Biological Engineering
2011 - 2018
• Developed new cell-based assays with significant improvement compared to current standard for cell survival (250-fold reduced materials, 80% improved speed, and 90% reduced labor time) and DNA damage (500% increased sensitivity and 1000-fold increased speed). • Named inventor on worldwide patent application for new cell survival quantification technology. • Raised $300K in grant funding for applications of DNA repair in personalized cancer treatment. • Mentored 5 undergraduates and taught biotech class with 30 students.
VentureLabs Summer Fellow
2018 - 2018
Flagship Pioneering is a venture capital firm that invests in life sciences and healthcare companies.
Co-Chair of New Technology Special Interest Group
2017 - 2018
• Design meeting content and coordinate speakers for annual meeting. • Created “What’s new in biotech?“ segment and gave first presentation.
Scarlet Listeners Supervisor
2010 - 2011
• Provided emotional support and referrals to over 50 callers. • Trained 20+ new counselors and supervised a team of 4.