Forbes 30 Under 30 · Healthcare

Stephanie
Wisner

Biotech Entrepreneur. Author. Advisor.
Bridging cutting-edge science and market impact.

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About

Building bridges between science and business

Stephanie A. Wisner is a biotech entrepreneur, investor, and educator on a mission to accelerate life-changing science from lab to market. She is co-founder and Chief Business Officer of Centivax, a biotech startup, and founder of BioVenture Advising LLC, where she consults with biotech companies on business and commercialization strategy.

Previously, Stephanie worked at ARCH Venture Partners, one of the world's premier deep-tech venture firms. She brings together deep scientific expertise — rooted in chemistry and cancer research — with the financial and entrepreneurial acumen of her Chicago Booth MBA.

She serves as Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Visiting Faculty at Cornell University Johnson School of Business, where her book is taught alongside other top institutions including Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, and Penn State.

13 Countries
#1 Amazon Biotechnology
10+ Top Universities
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Forbes 30 Under 30

Healthcare · 2022

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Cornell University

Entrepreneur-in-Residence & Visiting Faculty, Johnson School of Business

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University of Chicago Booth

MBA · Finance, Accounting & Entrepreneurship

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Cornell University

BS · Chemistry & Chemical Biology

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Einhorn Discovery Research Grant

Independent cancer research

Building Backwards to Biotech book cover
Book

Building Backwards
to Biotech

The Power of Entrepreneurship to Drive Cutting-Edge Science to Market

What does it take to transform a scientific breakthrough into a company that changes lives? Building Backwards to Biotech is the definitive guide for scientists and entrepreneurs navigating the complex path from research to commercialization.

With real-world frameworks drawn from Stephanie's experience co-founding a biotech startup, advising venture-backed companies, and working at the frontier of deep-tech investing, this book gives readers the strategic tools to move science forward — and to market.

  • Taught at Dartmouth, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Penn State, UMBC & more
  • Thousands of copies sold across 13 countries
  • Featured at Harvard Medical School, Stanford, Wharton & beyond
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Speaking

Invited to speak at the world's leading institutions

Stephanie brings her unique blend of scientific expertise and entrepreneurial experience to lecture series, conferences, and classroom settings at top universities and research institutions.

Harvard Medical School
Stanford University
Dartmouth College
Cornell University
Wharton School · UPenn
University of Chicago
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Johns Hopkins University
Penn State University
UMBC

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Publications

Research & Writing

Peer-reviewed science, industry analysis, and thought leadership spanning biotechnology, synthetic biology, and healthcare innovation.

Nature Communications

GOT1 inhibition promotes pancreatic cancer cell death by ferroptosis

 eLife

SIRT2 and lysine fatty acylation regulate the transforming activity of K-Ras4a

 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Hyaluronic Acid Fuels Pancreatic Cancer Growth

 SynBioBeta

Visualizing the Future: Spatialomics Transforms Study of Gene Expression

 New York Times

Biology Starts to Get a Technological Makeover

 SynBioBeta

Synthetic Biology Investment Reached a New Record of Nearly $8 Billion in 2020

 The Heartland Institute

Patients Praise Price Transparency, Though Few Use It

 The Heartland Institute

Patients Slowly Gain Access to Bacteria-Fighting Phage Therapy

 The Triple Helix · Cornell

A Mind Under Attack: The Emerging Connection Between Inflammation and Psychiatric Illness
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Whether you're a biotech founder seeking strategic guidance, an institution interested in booking a speaker, or a fellow scientist ready to bring your work to market — Stephanie would love to hear from you.

✉ swisner@bioventureadvising.com in LinkedIn 𝕏 @sawisner