Joana Correia

Company: Exogenus Therapeutics SA

Job title: Executive Director & Chief Scientific Officer

Bio:

Joana Correia is a co-founder and the Executive Director of Exogenus Therapeutics. With a PhD in Human Biology, she dedicated more than 15 years of her career to research in the area of human diseases, including cancer genetics and regenerative medicine. Author of several high impact papers and patents, she has been a pioneer in exploring the therapeutic potential of umbilical cord blood derived exosomes as a therapeutic tool. Since 2015 she has been leading Exogenus Therapeutics research and development team and activities and has been recognized several times for the excellence of her work, nationally and internationally (eg. ANJE Young Entrepreneur Award 2015, Everis Foundation Award 2016, Prémio Empreendedor XXI 2019). Under her leadership, Exogenus Therapeutics has conquered a distinguished position in the field and is recognized has a leading company harnessing the potential of exosomes as a therapeutic tool for diseases of high unmet need.

 

 

Seminars:

Pre-Clinical Development of Exosome-Based Therapeutics: Challenges, Barriers & Opportunities 3:00 pm

Early establishment of scalable and controlled processes for the manufacturing of exosomes for clinical application Challenges posed by the regulatory framework Funding and strategic partnerships as drivers for the transition to clinical developmentRead more

day: Day Two