About Us

Dan brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in biotechnology and oncology, with a proven track-record of creating value around differentiated, IP-rich platforms. Most recently, he served as CEO of Ambrx Biopharma, where his leadership drove a significant increase in company valuation culminating in its successful acquisition.

Earlier in his career, Dan was instrumental at ImClone Systems, contributing to the clinical development, launch, and commercialization of a major oncology therapy while navigating complex intellectual property and inventorship challenges. He also served as CEO of Advaxis, a NASDAQ listed immune-oncology company, where he transformed the organization into a late-stage clinical enterprise, secured substantial growth capital, and forged strategic collaborations with leading pharmaceutical partners.

Dan holds a Juris Doctor (JD) from the Penn State Dickinson Law of The Pennsylvania State University and has served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Sridharan Rajagopal (Raj) is Senior Vice President Research & Site Head - Jubilant Therapeutics India Limited, a subsidiary of Jubilant Pharmova Limited. Raj brings a wealth of experience in drug discovery, medicinal chemistry and epigenetics to JTx. Before joining, he spent 5 years in various positions at Jubilant Biosys as Associate Director, Director and Associate Vice President, where under his leadership the company delivered several LO and preclinical candidates working with various small biotech and Big Pharma.

He also spent seven years in various positions as Senior Scientist, Chief Research Scientist and Associate Director at Orchid Pharmaceuticals Ltd, India, where he was instrumental in developing a healthy pipeline in Oncology and Inflammation and advanced two candidates into the clinic in cancer and inflammation. He also worked for two years at Aurigene Discovery Technologies Ltd, India as Senior Scientist.

Raj has published nearly 25 peer-reviewed journal articles and holds 19 patents in drug discovery and development. He holds an M.S and a PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, India and postdoctoral experiences from the University of Miami, Miami University and the University of Missouri.