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Itishri Sahu

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Principal Investigator at Blue Armor - Fish Health
📍 Ghent Metropolitan Area, Belgium

Itishri Sahu is a cross-functional program lead and co-founder of Novel BioInsights, specializing in preclinical drug development for cell and gene therapies. With a PhD from the University of Tübingen, she directs multi-million-euro programs in rare diseases and oncology, advancing RNA therapeutics from discovery to IND-enabling studies. Colleagues describe her as having a "brilliant and determined mindset. "

She won the Best Poster Award for her research on chemically modified mRNA therapy for Cystic Fibrosis.

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Principal Investigator
Job Level
Junior
Location
Ghent Metropolitan Area, Belgium
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Cell & Gene Therapy
Leads development programs for innovative technologies in this field, including managing a multi-million euro CAR-immune cell therapy project.
mRNA Therapeutics
Her track record includes developing RNA vaccines and therapies, with specific expertise in self-amplifying RNA design and establishing GMP-aligned workflows.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Principal Investigator
Blue Armor - Fish Health
2-2026
CEO & Co-Founder
Stealth Mode Biotech
11-2025 - 2-2026
Strategic Scientific Support
TargED Biopharmaceuticals
10-2025
Scientific Advisor
Novel BioInsights
7-2023 - 6-2025
Program Lead Therapeutics
Ziphius
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Education
2015 - 2017
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of Tübingen
2014 - 2017
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
University of Hyderabad
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