Laura Pereira

Laura Pereira is an accomplished professional with a robust background in biochemistry and molecular biology, holding a PhD from the University of Illinois Chicago and an Executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology. Currently serving as Associate Director of Vector Optimization at Spark Therapeutics, Inc. and as a Venture Associate at Next Sequence®, Pereira engages in advancing innovative start-ups in the synthetic biology space. Previous roles include R&D Principal Scientist and Team Lead at Patch Biosciences, Freelance Scientific Consultant at Kolabtree, Staff Scientist/Lab Manager at the New York Genome Center, and Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University. With a foundation in biochemistry and molecular biology, Pereira has consistently contributed to scientific advancements across various organizations.