SynBioBeta Speaker
Marissa Pettit Jones
Director, Business Development
Genentech
YEAR
25
May 2025, SynBioBeta
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Marissa Pettit Jones is a Director in Corporate Business Development at Genentech and Roche. In her role, she sources and executes business development across therapeutic areas and research technologies, leading cross-functional scientific diligence and deal teams to establish collaborations, licensing deals, and M&A transactions. Marissa is a Co-Founder and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Nucleate, a nonprofit with the mission to empower the next generation of biotech leaders. Marissa co-led the creation of Nucleate’s flagship program “The Activator,” which enables aspiring biotech founders to achieve the critical first steps of forming a company; the program has led to the creation of 100+ companies. Marissa began her career working as a consultant at Bain & Company, advising Fortune 500 Companies on key strategic decisions across healthcare, life sciences, and other industries. Marissa received her B. S. in Biomedical Engineering from Yale University and her M. B. A. from Harvard Business School.
SynBioBeta 2025 - Keynote
Innovation Meets Industry: How Startups Can Collaborate with Big Pharma
For startups in the BioPharma space, partnering with big pharma can be the key to scaling innovation and driving real-world impact. This session will bring together leaders from major pharmaceutical companies and successful startups to explore how to bridge the gap between groundbreaking ideas and industry execution. Learn about the key factors pharma companies look for in potential partners, best practices for collaboration" with "Innovation Meets Industry: How Startups Can Collaborate with Big Pharma"
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