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Phillip Samayoa

Founder of Generation Bio

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Overview 

Phillip Samayoa is the Chief Strategy Officer at Generation Bio, where he has held various leadership roles including Co-Founder and Senior Vice President. With a background in biotechnology and lifesciences, he has a proven track record in business strategy, project management, and entrepreneurship, having co-founded multiple successful ventures such as Dyne Therapeutics and Codiak Biosciences.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

    2022 - Current

  • Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Development

    2021 - 2022

  • Vice President, Strategy and Portolio Development

    2018 - 2021

  • Senior Director, Strategy and Portfolio Development

    2017 - 2018

Generation Bio is a biotechnology company that develops genetic medicines to treat genetic disorders.

Raised $536,400,000.00 from Moderna.

  • Co-Founder

    2017 - 2018

Dyne Therapeutics is a developer of targeted therapies intended for serious muscle diseases.

Raised $940,100,000.00 from Logos Capital, Wellington Management, Vida Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Surveyor Capital, Forbion Capital Partners, Atlas Venture and MPM Capital.

  • Principal

    2016 - 2018

Atlas Venture creates and invests in biotech startup companies with seed and early stage venture investments.

  • Board Observer

    2015 - 2016

  • Principal, MRL Ventures

    2016 - 2016

  • Associate, MRL Ventures

    2015 - 2016

Merck is a biopharmaceutical company that offers medicines and vaccines for various diseases.

Raised $5,586,000.00 from Private Capital Advisors.

  • Associate

    2012 - 2015

  • VentureLabs Entrepreneurial Fellow

    2012 - 2012

Flagship Pioneering is a venture capital firm that invests in life sciences and healthcare companies.

  • Co-Founder

    2014 - 2015

  • Founding Team

    2014 - 2014

Indigo is an agricultural technology company that focuses on improving sustainability and profitability in farming practices.

Raised $1,439,000,000.00 from State of Michigan Retirement System, Lingotto, Flagship Pioneering and Timon Capital.

  • Product Strategy and Intellectual Property

    2012 - 2014

Axcella is a biotechnology company that treats diseases using endogenous metabolic modulators.

Raised $185,500,000.00 from Fidelity, Nestlé Health Science and Flagship Pioneering.

  • Computational Systems Biology Intern

    2009 - 2009

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