Ian Peikon

Ian is a molecular biologist, engineer, and entrepreneur. He has been involved in the formation and early company building of Lux portfolio companies including Kallyope as well as several other stealth Newcos.

Before joining Lux, Ian was the Head of Platform Biology & Technology at Kallyope, where he led a team of molecular biologists, neuroscientists, and data scientists in the discovery of new therapeutic targets that harness the gut-brain axis.

Prior, Ian worked on neuroprosthetics and brain-machine interfaces at Duke University with Miguel Nicolelis, later completing his PhD at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where he developed novel tools to map connectivity in the brain by leveraging high-throughput DNA sequencing.

Ian is currently the Chief Scientific Officer of a Lux-incubated stealth portfolio company.