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Xi Chen

Founder of RootPath

West Newton, Massachusetts

Overview 

Xi Chen is a life science and biotechnology entrepreneur based in West Newton, Massachusetts, with a Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin. Currently, she serves as the Founder of RootPath and has held notable roles such as a Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University. Chen's career highlights include founding RootPath and contributing as a postdoctoral fellow at prestigious institutions like Harvard University's Wyss Institute, showcasing her expertise in DNA, synthetic biology, cell science, and biotechnology.

Work Experience 

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RootPath

  • Founder

    2017 - Current

    We enable biology at scale.

RootPath Genomics is a biotechnology company developing a powerful personalized T cell therapy platform that bridges precision medicine.

Raised $68,000,000.00 from Sky9 Capital, Matrix Partners China, CDH Investments and Hony Capital.

rootpath.com
NV

Nest.Bio Ventures

  • Team Member

    2016 - 2017

    Early-stage biotech investment and venture creation.

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Ultivue, Inc.

  • R&D Scientist

    2015 - 2016

Ultivue is a biotechnology company that specializes in tissue imaging, diagnostics, and multiplexing.

Raised $110,576,238.00 from Northpond Ventures, Applied Ventures, Tao Capital Partners, Ally Bridge Group, Pura Vida Investments and ARCH Venture Partners.

ultivue.com
WI

Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University

  • Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellow

    2012 - 2015

    Worked in the lab of Dr. Peng Yin on the application of DNA circuitry in early cancer detection.

Uo

University of Texas at Austin

  • CPRIT Postdoctoral Fellow

    2011 - 2012

    Led a research group within the Ellington Lab to tackle theoretical and practical problems in applying DNA circuitry to molecular diagnostics and synthetic biology.

Education 

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