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Managing Director, Seed to Fruit Fund at HAI Solutions
Location: San Diego, California, United States 29 work roles 4 schools
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Managing Director, Seed to Fruit Fund
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Prasad Sunkara, Ph. D is listed as Managing Director, Seed to Fruit Fund at HAI Solutions, based in San Diego, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at hai-solutions.com, phone signal with area code 734, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Prasad Sunkara, Ph. D.

Prasad Sunkara, Ph. D previously worked as Co Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Eyegenex, Inc., (Www.Eyegenex.Com) and Co Founder and Chairman at Peroral Biosciences, Inc.. Prasad Sunkara, Ph. D holds Post Doctoral Fellowship, Cell And Tumor Biology from The University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center Uthealth Graduate School Of Biomedical Sciences.

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About Prasad Sunkara, Ph. D

Dr. Sunkara is a seasoned CEO, accomplished scientist, serial entrepreneur and a successful investor. He helped in building several startup Life Science companies, hiring great talent leading to successful exits.He combines over 35 years of corporate, financing, research, development and management experience in cancer, cardiovascular, CNS disease indications, molecular diagnostics and devices at Marion Merrell Dow pharmaceuticals (now Sanofi Aventis) and twelve other start up biotech and Medical Device companies in California and Michigan. Dr. Sunkara is an expert in identifying and licensing compelling technologies from universities and accelerating their preclinical and clinical development on a virtual basis while minimizing costs. He also gained valuable experience in business development, financing as an officer in four and as a founder, CEO and Board member at nine other start-up biotech, diagnostic and device companies. He helped them to grow and exit with significant appreciation to shareholders. As Senior Managing Director of a Life Science focused investment bank, he also successfully assisted a number of health care companies with strategic advice , fund raising, mergers and acquisitions.Currently he is actively assisting a number of start up Biotech, Medical device and diagnostic companies as Life Sciences Committee member at NuFund Venture Group, active investor, Board member and advisor.He is the founder and Managing Director of Seed to Fruit LLC (STF), a startup studio and accelerator. Eyegenex, Inc., is the first startup established by STF to develop gene and peptide therapeutics for the treatment of glaucoma, a major unmet medical need in ophthalmology.Dr. Sunkara is an author of over 140 peer reviewed publications and an inventor of 35 patents.Specialties: Biotechnology, Medical Devices Diagnostics, CRO and therapeutics start up, management, research and development, financing and business development. Operations, P&L responsibility, Pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostics virtual development, Cross border development in India and US. Investment, Mergers , Acquisitions and negotiating licensing deals with Biotech and Pharmaceutical companies. Angel investment, private equity and Venture Capital investment.

Listed skills include Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Drug Discovery, Drug Development, and 46 others.

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HAI Solutions
Hai Solutions
Managing Director, Seed to Fruit Fund
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Co Founder And Chief Executive Officer

Current
Eyegenex, Inc., (Www.Eyegenex.Com)

San Diego CA

Eyegenex,Inc is developing gene and peptide therapeutics for the treatment of Glaucoma and help in Preventing blindness.

Mar 2023 - Present

Co Founder And Chairman

Current
Peroral Biosciences, Inc.

San Diego, California, United States

Jul 2023 - Present

Founder And Managing Director

Current
Seed To Fruit Ventures Llc

La Jolla, California, United States

Seed to Fruit (STF) is a founding studio and an accelerator for new startups leveraging on University IP, providing early pre-seed funding and accelerating the initial product development under the guidance of exceptional Advisors consisting of physicians, scientists, biomedical engineers and Angel investors.Eyegenex, Inc, is the first portfolio company of.

Jan 2022 - Present

Co Founder And Partner

Current
Semg Llc- Startup Express

California, United States

Startup Express multi-class LLCs enable accredited investors to expand and diversify their investments in smaller amounts and at a lower cost.

Jan 2022 - Present

Executive Chairman

Current

Carlsbad, California, United States

HAI Solutions is developing a unique portfolio of medical devices that addresses the growing plague of contamination within the Operating Room, Emergency Room, and Intensive Care Units. Our platform of innovative vascular access technology targets the prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections like CLABSI, CRBSI, and SSI.

Feb 2023 - Present

Member, Lifescience Screening Committee

Current

San Diego County, California, United States

Aug 2017 - Present

Member, Board Of Directors

Nufund Venture Group (Formerly Tech Coast Angels)

San Diego, California

Jan 2020 - Dec 2023

Advisor

Sunnyvale, California

Jun 2016 - Dec 2023

Entrepreneur In Residence

San Diego, CA

Assisting students and professors in successful formation of startup Life science companies as part of Office of Innovation and Commercialization at University of California at San Diego, CA.

Sep 2019 - Sep 2020

Board Member( Observer)

Paradigm Diagnostics

Phoenix, Arizona

Paradigm was acquired by Exact Sciences on March 3, 2020.

Feb 2019 - Mar 2020

Chairman Of The Board

Corvida Medical Inc.,

Iowa City, Iowa Area

Rights for distribution of Halo device was acquired by Fresenius Kabi. Medical device Company developing Closed System Transfer Device for compounding cytotoxic anticancer and antiviral drugs.

Sep 2012 - Sep 2017

Advisor

Tuimed

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Medical Device company developing breakthrough technologies for surgical resection of prostate in Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy patients.

Mar 2016 - Apr 2017

Co-Founder, Board Member

Translational Medicine India

TMI focuses on conducting phase 2 proof of concept studies in oncology, gastroenterology and diabetes as per GCP regulations leveraging the talent, access to patient population and cost advantages in India.

Oct 2004 - Dec 2013

President, Ceo And Board Member

Everist Genomics, Inc

Ann Arbor, MI

Developed strategy to transform the company into a Medical device and diagnostic company with multiple products. Raised needed capital and executed the business plan into obtaining regulatory approvals and consummated marketing deals in India and Middle East.

Oct 2010 - Jul 2012

Chairman And Chief Executive Officer

Angiologix

Ann Arbor, MI

Identified and licensed Angiodefender device. Assited in obtaining the CE mark for the device and merger with Everist Genomics.

Jul 2010 - Jul 2012

Senior Managing Director

North Star Capital Advisors

Advising and managing development of strategy, fund raising and M&A assistance for Medical Device and biotech companies. The company has successfully completed a number of transactions in US, Europe, India and Middle East.

Jun 2009 - Jul 2012

Board Member

Ultriod And Vascular Technologies, Inc. St.Petersburg, Fl

Assisted in Strategy, Research and Development as a Board member.

Aug 2009 - Dec 2011

Advisor And Consultant

M &A Group, Rodman And Renshaw Inc

Part of a team that helped in completing acquisition of a US biotech company and Licensing of Clinical stage assets by a Swiss Pharma company worth $300 Millions.

Aug 2007 - Dec 2008

Chairman, Ceo And Co-Founder

Molecular Therapeutics,Inc

Responsible for the overall administration, operation and strategic planning of this Ann Arbor, MI. based Biotech Company focusing on developing novel imaging and therapeutic agents for cancer and cardiovascular therapeutic areas based on proprietary drug delivery and molecular technology.I helped to transform the company into a holding company of three.

Sep 2002 - Aug 2007

Chairman, Ceo And Co-Founder

Molecular Imaging Research,Inc

Co founded a CRO with unique capabilities of in vivo efficacy evaluation (in a number of therapeutic areas) combining with molecular imaging modalities such as MRI, CT, PET imaging technologies of pre clinical and clinical compounds. This company was acquired by Charles River Labs in 2008 for a significant ROI for share holders.

Aug 2003 - Aug 2006

Founder And Ceo

Cascade Pharmaceuticals,Inc

Execute the business model as a technology transfer company in licensing products and drug delivery technologies with phase 1 data in therapeutic area of cancer from universities and non-profit institutes. Identified a cancer technology and helped to form Novacea by working with Dr. Eckard Weber, a venture partner with Domain Associates. Responsible to.

Jan 2001 - Sep 2002

Executive Vp, Research And Development

Cytovia

Greater San Diego Area

Reporting to the CEO and as an officer of the company, I was responsible for the overall research, preclinical and clinical development of lead caspase inhibitors and inducer compounds discovered by Cytovia’s proprietary screening technology. I was responsible for developing the strategy, budget and execution of both research and development. I was part of.

Aug 1999 - Jan 2001

Vp, Drug Development

Cytokine Networks,Inc,

Reporting to the CEO and as an officer of the company, I was responsible for the overall preclinical and clinical development of lead compounds acquired from collaborations with the Picower Institute of Medical Research. I was responsible for virtual development of all the preclinical aspects of drug development (cGMP manufacturing of drug substance and.

Jul 1997 - Aug 1999

Director, Product Development

Reporting to the CEO, I am primarily responsible for preclinical and pharmaceutical development and filing of INDs with both the U.S. FDA and Canadian HPB for the initiation of clinical trials. During the past three years, I have developed expertise in conducting all the preclinical and pharmaceutical development efforts, such as analytical methods.

Sep 1994 - Jul 1997

Head, Tumor Biology

Marion Merrell Dow (Sanofi Aventis)

Responsible for the discovery and preclinical development of lead compounds in the therapeutic areas of cancer and virology.During my tenure at MMD, I built the tumor biology group from four people to a group of twenty-five scientists and lead the discovery and development team. I published about ninety papers in peer review journals and was an inventor of.

May 1980 - Sep 1993

Assistant Professor Of Cell Bilogy

Conducted original research cell cycle regulation in tumor cells. Published 24 peer reviewed publications in prestigious journals. Awarded two R01 grants. One from NCI with perfect score (100) and the second one from American Cancer Society.

Aug 1977 - Aug 1980
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Prasad Sunkara, Ph. D education

Post Doctoral Fellowship, Cell And Tumor Biology

The University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center Uthealth Graduate School Of Biomedical Sciences

Activities and Societies: Conducted research on the regulation of cell cycle in mammalian cells at M.D.anderson Cancer center, Houston.

Ph.D, Microbiology And Cell Biology

1976 Recipient of the "Young Scientist Award" from Indian National Science Academy presented by Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of.

B.Sc Agriculture, Agricultural Sciences, First Class With Honors

Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University
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Prasad Sunkara, Ph. D has worked for Eyegenex, Inc., (Www.Eyegenex.Com), Peroral Biosciences, Inc., Seed To Fruit Ventures Llc, Semg Llc- Startup Express, and Hai Solutions.

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Prasad Sunkara, Ph. D holds Post Doctoral Fellowship, Cell And Tumor Biology from The University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center Uthealth Graduate School Of Biomedical Sciences.

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Prasad Sunkara, Ph. D is listed with skills including Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Drug Discovery, Drug Development, Life Sciences, Clinical Development, Technology Transfer, and Lifesciences.

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