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Biography

Chris Garabedian

Chris Garabedian founded Xontogeny in June of 2016 to support multiple promising technologies from early development through clinical proof of concept. In 2017, Chris joined Perceptive Advisors to develop their Venture Fund strategy and is Portfolio Manager of the Perceptive Xontogeny Ventures Fund which supports early-stage companies with Series A investments across biotech, medtech and healthtech. 

Chris has a broad base of experience and a track record of success over his decades long experience in the biopharma industry.  Chris served as the President and CEO of Sarepta Therapeutics from 2011 to 2015, overseeing the turnaround of a company that is now a commercial stage leader in the genetic technology space after leading the development of the company’s Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy program. Prior to Sarepta, Chris led Corporate Strategy for Celgene from 2007 to 2010. Prior to Celgene, Chris served in a number of global commercial and corporate development leadership roles at Gilead from 1997 to 2005. 

Chris serves on a number of Boards of life sciences companies and speaks at industry conferences on a wide range of important issues.  

Hutch Humphreys

Hutch Humphreys is an experienced regulatory professional with over 15 years of increasing responsibility for programs in all phases of product development, from pre-IND to NDA submission and post-approval lifecycle management. Prior to Endeavor Biomedicines, Hutch was at Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Therapeutics, Inc., Samumed, LLC, and Intercept Pharmaceuticals, all in San Diego, CA, serving in expanding regulatory leadership roles for compounds in a wide variety of therapeutic areas, including metabolism/endocrinology, dermatology, rheumatology, oncology and pulmonology. Hutch is also an adjunct faculty member at KGI, teaching a course on current issues in regulatory affairs. Hutch earned a BS in Chemical Engineering at the University of Kansas. After college, he spent 5 years as a nuclear-trained submarine officer in the US Navy, serving onboard the USS Helena, homeported in Pearl Harbor, HI, and San Diego, CA. Following military service, he attended KGI, earning a Master of Bioscience degree prior to entering the pharmaceutical industry.