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Ankur Patel
Chief Executive Officer,
Regenova Pharmacuticals
Ankur Patel is a founder, executive, and academic working at the intersection of biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurship. He is the Founder and CEO of Regenova Pharmaceuticals, where he leads the development of AI-driven antibody discovery platforms for infectious diseases and oncology. Ankur also serves as a professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), in the department of Biotechnology. With a background spanning clinical immunology, drug development, and business strategy, he brings a multidisciplinary perspective to innovation in the life sciences. He actively mentors founders, researchers, and students focused on translating science into scalable impact.