Pranay Khare

Pranay Khare has extensive experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on cell therapy development and manufacturing. Pranay currently serves as the Sr. Director at Aurion Biotech, leading the allogeneic process development activities for the company's cell therapy drug product for ophthalmological diseases. In this role, they also manage and trains a group of scientists to develop cutting-edge cell therapy programs.

Prior to their current position, Khare held the role of Senior Director of Process Development and Manufacturing at Repertoire Immune Medicines. Here, they led the development program and clinical manufacturing for Phase I cell therapy products targeting multi-tumor antigens. Pranay also played a key role in developing the company's new product pipeline and intellectual properties.

Khare's previous roles include Director of Cell Therapy Development and Manufacturing at Genocea, where they led the neoantigens T cell therapy program for solid tumor with responsibilities in process development, clinical manufacturing, and analytical assay development. At Ziopharm Oncology, they served as a Principal Scientist, specializing in cell, gene, and immunotherapy programs.

Earlier in their career, Khare worked as a Senior Scientist at Bluebirdbio, leading the process development activities for CAR-T cell therapy for B cell malignancies. Pranay also held positions at Roger Williams Medical Center, NeuroScience Inc, SAIC-Frederick (NCI-Frederick), University of Pennsylvania, and Neotropix Inc. In these roles, they were involved in various aspects of cell and gene therapy development and manufacturing, including GMP manufacturing, quality control, process control, and regulatory support.

Overall, Pranay Khare has a robust background in cell therapy development and manufacturing, with a track record of leading and managing teams, developing strategic pipelines, and overseeing scientific and technical issues in the biotech industry.

Pranay Khare began their education in 1987 at Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, where they pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Life Science with a specialization in Viral Immunology. Pranay completed this program in 1998. Later, from 1992 to 1997, Pranay Khare attended King George Medical College in Lucknow, India, working towards another Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Viral Immunology.