Jun Axup Penman

Biotechnologist and Entrepreneur

Jun is Chief Operating Officer at E11 Bio, a non-profit Focused Research Organization building scalable technologies for brain circuit mapping.

Previously, she was Chief Science Officer & Partner at IndieBio, a leading biotech startup accelerator for human and planetary health, where she advised over 170 companies, ran scientific programming, made investment decisions, and built community.

She holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Biology from The Scripps Research Institute and worked at several biotech startups.

She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Work

2022- E11 Bio

2016-2022 IndieBio/SOSV

2015-2016 MYi Diagnostics

2014-2015 Synthego

2013-2014 Sutro Biopharma

2011-2014 Biochemies

Education

PhD Chemical Biology, 2008-2013

The Scripps Research Institute

BS Biochemistry, 2004-2008

Indiana University, Bloomington

Publications