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Gunaretnam (Guna) Rajagopal

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Venture Partner at Samsara BioCapital
📍 Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States

Gunaretnam (Guna) Rajagopal is a Venture Partner at Samsara BioCapital, focusing on AI and data science in biotech. He previously had a distinguished career at Johnson & Johnson as the Global Head of Computational Sciences at Janssen, driving innovation in drug discovery. He holds a PhD in Theoretical & Computational Physics from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Based on his social media activity, he appears to have a good sense of humor, sharing lighthearted posts about science and life. He also publicly congratulates and supports his colleagues, showing an appreciation for his team.

Unique fact: He was a principal investigator for Janssen in the UK Biobank project, the worlds largest whole-genome sequencing initiative, to uncover insights into diseases.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Venture Partner
Job Level
Senior
Location
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States
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AI in Drug Discovery
His career at both Janssen and Samsara BioCapital is centered on leveraging AI, computational science, and genomics to accelerate pharmaceutical R&D.
Biotech Investing
As a Venture Partner at Samsara BioCapital, he is actively involved in identifying, funding, and supporting innovative biotech and pharmaceutical science companies.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
Venture Partner
Samsara BioCapital
6-2021 - 9-2022
Scientific Vice President & Fellow, Computational Sciences
Janssen, Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson
9-2013
VP - Global Head, Computational Sciences, Discovery Sciences
Janssen, Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson
6-2012 - 9-2013
VP & CIO - Research, Bioinformatics & External Innovation
Janssen, Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson
9-2009 - 3-2016
Adjunct Professor, Radiation Oncology
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
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Education
1987 - 1991
PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology
1981 - 1983
MSc
University Malaya
1977 - 1981
BScEd/MSc
University Malaya
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