Uplaksh Kumar

Uplaksh Kumar has a diverse work experience in the biotechnology and life sciences industry. Uplaksh currently holds the position of COO at Foresite Labs and is also a Venture Partner at Foresite Capital. In addition, they serve as a Board Member at Foresight Diagnostics Inc. Previously, Uplaksh worked as a Consultant at GRAIL, Inc. and later transitioned into the role of SVP Strategic Operations and Scale. Prior to that, they were the Head of Operations at Verily Life Sciences. Uplaksh also has experience as a Founder and COO at RoosterBio Inc. and as a Sr. Director and Site Head at Lonza and Life Technologies. Uplaksh started their career at QIAGEN as a Sr. Manager.

Uplaksh Kumar has a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Maryland. Uplaksh also has a degree in Business Administration from The Wharton School. Furthermore, they hold a Bpharm degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Mumbai.