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Richard Chin

Managing Director of Ascendant Venture | Board Member and Co-Founder, Bio Usawa and VETmAb | Blogs at richardychin.medium.com and clinicaltrialist.com

San Francisco, California

Work Experience

  • Managing Director

    2022

    Family office investing in early stage startups, with a preference for impact-oriented investments

2023

  • Co-Founder and Chair of the Board

    2023

    Biotech company bringing affordable biologics to patients in Africa and other LMIC

  • Founder and Chief Executive Officer

    2021

    Biopharmaceutical company developing therapies to cure aging

  • Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors

    2022

    Developing life-changing monoclonal antibodies for pets

  • Board Member

    2021

    Nonprofit organization supporting Asian American films

  • Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors

    2022

    Genetically improved, healthier nonallergenic pets that bring pets and pet parents closer together

2021 - 2023

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2023

    Nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving endangered languages across the planet

2012 - 2021

  • Founder and Chief Executive Officer

    2012 - 2021

    Founder and CEO of KindredBio (NASDAQ:KIN), a biotech company developing drugs and biologics for pets (acquired by Elanco)

  • Clinical Associate Professor

    2010 - 2020

  • Board Member

    2011 - 2018

    Biotech company developing therapies for neurological diseases.