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Judging Committee:

Raju Kucherlapati, Ph.D. | Co-Chair

Raju Kucherlapati, Ph.D. | Co-Chair

Paul C. Cabot Professor of Genetics & Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Beverly Lu, Ph.D. | Co-Chair

Beverly Lu, Ph.D. | Co-Chair

Investment Manager, Health, Emerson Collective

Anna D. Barker, Ph.D.

Anna D. Barker, Ph.D.

Chief Strategy Officer, Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine

Webster Cavenee, Ph.D.

Webster Cavenee, Ph.D.

Director of Strategic Alliances, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Aleksandra Filipovic, M.D., Ph.D.

Aleksandra Filipovic, M.D., Ph.D.

Head of Oncology, PureTech Health

Pamela Garzone, Ph.D.

Pamela Garzone, Ph.D.

Chief Development Officer, Anixa Biosciences

Scott Lippman, M.D.

Scott Lippman, M.D.

Distinguished Professor of Medicine & Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer Research

Eva Martin, M.D.

Eva Martin, M.D.

Senior Director, Alliance and Asset Management, Roche Pharma Partnering

Tom Miller

Tom Miller

Founder & Managing Partner, GreyBird Ventures

Kornelia Polyak, M.D., Ph.D.

Kornelia Polyak, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Suzanne Topalian, M.D.

Suzanne Topalian, M.D.

Associate Director, Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University

Michael Salgaller, Ph.D.

Michael Salgaller, Ph.D.

Supervisory Invention Development & Marketing Specialist, National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute

Selection Committee:

Pamela Garzone, Ph.D. | Co-Chair

Pamela Garzone, Ph.D. | Co-Chair

Chief Development Officer, Anixa Biosciences

Raju Kucherlapati, Ph.D. | Co-Chair

Raju Kucherlapati, Ph.D. | Co-Chair

Paul C. Cabot Professor of Genetics & Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Webster Cavenee, Ph.D.

Webster Cavenee, Ph.D.

Director of Strategic Alliances, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Dimitra Georganopoulou, Ph.D.

Dimitra Georganopoulou, Ph.D.

Innovation – Investment | General Partner, Qral Ventures

Brian Leyland-Jones, MBBS, Ph.D.

Brian Leyland-Jones, MBBS, Ph.D.

Chief Medical Officer, AIM-HI Accelerator Fund

Scott Lippman, M.D.

Scott Lippman, M.D.

Distinguished Professor of Medicine & Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer Research

Beverly Lu, Ph.D.

Beverly Lu, Ph.D.

Investment Manager, Health, Emerson Collective

Eva Martin, M.D.

Eva Martin, M.D.

Senior Director, Alliance and Asset Management, Roche Pharma Partnering

Tom Miller

Tom Miller

Founder & Managing Partner, GreyBird Ventures

Fei Shen, Ph.D.

Fei Shen, Ph.D.

Managing Director, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund USA

Investment Committee:

Jimmy Lu, J.D., MBA | Chair

Jimmy Lu, J.D., MBA | Chair

Co-Founder, R3 Bio

Patty Obermaier

Patty Obermaier

Vice President, US Health and Life Sciences, Microsoft

Chih-Kao Hu, Ph.D., MBA

Management Consultant, Qral Group

Kim Kamdar, Ph.D.

Kim Kamdar, Ph.D.

Managing Partner, Medical Excellence Capital

Monica Bertagnolli, M.D. | Co-Chair

Monica Bertagnolli, M.D. | Co-Chair

Richard E. Wilson Professor of Surgery in the Field of Surgical Oncology, Harvard Medical School

Robert Tepper, M.D.

Robert Tepper, M.D.

Partner, Third Rock Ventures

Yajun Xu, Ph.D.

Yajun Xu, Ph.D.

Managing Partner, Hongsen Capital

Michael Wang, M.D., Ph.D., MBA

Michael Wang, M.D., Ph.D., MBA

Chief Science Officer, AIM-HI Accelerator Fund

Thea Tlsty, Ph.D.

Thea Tlsty, Ph.D.

Professor of Pathology, University of California San Francisco

Eifion Phillips, Ph.D., J.D.

Eifion Phillips, Ph.D., J.D.

Patent Attorney

Matt Tremblay, Ph.D.

Matt Tremblay, Ph.D.

Chief Operating Officer, Scripps Research

Huijun (HJ) Yang, Ph.D.

Huijun (HJ) Yang, Ph.D.

President, Yang Management, Inc.

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