Laura Niklason
Founder at HUMACYTE, INC.
Net worth: 4 M $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Laura Niklason, MD, PhD, is a member of the BioVentures MedTech Board of Advisors.
Laura is currently the founder, President and CEO of Humacyte, Inc.
Dr. Niklason founded Humacyte in 2005 while a professor at Duke University and became President and CEO in 2020.
Humacyte is a regenerative medicine company, advancing a category-defining platform technology for manufacturing off-the-shelf human tissues at commercial scale.
Laura is also currently an adjunct professor at Yale University.
Dr. Niklason’s scientific and business career has focused primarily on regenerative strategies for cardiovascular and lung tissues.
She was a professor at Duke University from 1998 – 2005, before moving to Yale University in 2005.
She was inducted into the National Academy of Inventors in 2014, into the National Academy of Medicine in 2015, and the National Academy of Engineering in 2020.
She was also named (along with Bill Gates and Joe Biden) as one of 34 leaders who are changing healthcare by Fortune Magazine in 2017.
Laura received her PhD degree in Biophysics from the University of Chicago and her MD from the University of Michigan.
She completed her medical training in anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital
Known holdings in public companies
Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
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HUMACYTE, INC.
1.18% | 2024-03-04 | 1,384,660 ( 1.18% ) | 4 M $ | 2024-03-30 |
Laura Niklason active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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HUMACYTE, INC. | Founder | 2004-10-12 |
Humacyte Global, Inc.
Humacyte Global, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Humacyte Global, Inc. engages in the manufacture of human acellular matrix products for vascular and non-vascular applications. It offers its products to the cardiovascular, cosmetic, soft tissue reconstruction, neurosurgical, and orthopedic markets. The company was founded by Laura E. Niklason, Juliana L. Blum and Shannon L. M. Dahl in 2004 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Founder | 2003-12-31 |
Learnswell Inc
Learnswell Inc Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SelfStudy, Inc. engages in the operation of learning centers. It offers AI-powered cloud platform for professional societies and publishers to deliver personalized content discovery and adaptive learning programs. The company was founded by Brenda McLaughlin and Cart Reed in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
BioVentures Investors
BioVentures Investors Investment ManagersFinance BioVentures Investors (BioVentures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Peter J. Feinstein and Marc E. Goldberg. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Laura Niklason
Companies | Position | End |
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Yale University | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2020-10-31 |
Training of Laura Niklason
The University of Chicago | Doctorate Degree |
University of Michigan | Doctorate Degree |
University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign | Undergraduate Degree |
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HUMACYTE, INC. | Health Technology |
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Humacyte Global, Inc.
Humacyte Global, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Humacyte Global, Inc. engages in the manufacture of human acellular matrix products for vascular and non-vascular applications. It offers its products to the cardiovascular, cosmetic, soft tissue reconstruction, neurosurgical, and orthopedic markets. The company was founded by Laura E. Niklason, Juliana L. Blum and Shannon L. M. Dahl in 2004 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Health Technology |
BioVentures Investors
BioVentures Investors Investment ManagersFinance BioVentures Investors (BioVentures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Peter J. Feinstein and Marc E. Goldberg. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Learnswell Inc
Learnswell Inc Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SelfStudy, Inc. engages in the operation of learning centers. It offers AI-powered cloud platform for professional societies and publishers to deliver personalized content discovery and adaptive learning programs. The company was founded by Brenda McLaughlin and Cart Reed in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
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