JimSullivan_e.019

e.019 follows the journey of Dr. Jim Sullivan––the co-founder and CEO of Vanqua Bio. Tune in to hear John Flavin and the Chicago Biomedical Consortium Entrepreneurial Fellows engage with Jim, aiming to learn more about the life sciences industry and the different means of entry (to various opportunities). Previously, Jim was the Vice President of Research at Abbvie where he was responsible for the company’s research efforts in a variety of therapeutic/disease areas including oncology, immunology, neurology, hepatitis C and cystic fibrosis. Jim has advanced more than 100 compounds into clinical development across a number of disease states and technology platforms. Jim is an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University and serves on the board of several companies and foundations including Regis Technologies, Genomics Medicine Ireland, Genuity Science, MATTER Healthcare Incubator, Chicago Biotechnology Accelerator and the Pistoia Alliance. He earned his bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. in biochemistry from Trinity College Dublin and conducted post-doctoral research in neurobiology at Northwestern University.