Andy Rakestraw
Rakestraw Bio Consulting
- Role
- Scientific Advisory Board at Zumutor Biologics
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Andy Rakestraw
Biotech executive with 20 years of experience leading cross-functional R&D, CMC, and platform organizations across antibodies, multi-specifics, cell & gene therapies, and LNP delivery technologies. I have built high-performing scientific organizations, driven programs from concept through IND, and translated complex biology into scalable, high-quality, therapeutic platforms.My career spans VP, Senior Director–, and Co-Founder-level roles where I have:• Built & led experimental and developmental teams in fast-moving, early-stage companies• Delivered IND-enabling packages for engineered cell therapies and novel biologics• Developed high-throughput discovery and engineering platforms adopted across pharma/biotech• Integrated ML/AI-guided protein design in protein engineering problems• Managed CROs/CDMOs and global across modalities I thrive at the interface of science, strategy, and execution—building technologies for discovery, developing and optimizing leads, and enabling organizations to move from idea to clinical proof efficiently and rigorously.Open to consulting or full-time
Experience
Scientific Advisory Board
Apr 2016 — Present
Technical and BD support for company with clinical-stage NK-directed immune-checkpoint therapy
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., Chemical Engineering
1996 — 2000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Bioengineering
2000 — 2006
Skills
- Protein Engineering
- Genomics
- Life Sciences
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Business Development
- R&D
- Lifesciences
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Biotechnology
- Protein Purification
- Synthetic Biology
- Cell Biology
- Start-Ups
- Antibodies
- Technology Transfer
- Protein Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Industry
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