About us

Our name, Enara Bio®, is derived from an Arabic word meaning illumination, enlightenment and bringing light into the darkness.

We are the leaders in discovering and validating Dark Antigens®, a rich source of novel cancer targets derived from areas of the genome previously considered to be ‘dark’ or non-coding. Through our proprietary EnTiCE® platform, we are developing first-in-class bispecific T-cell engagers against novel targets to improve treatment outcomes for broad populations of cancer patients.

Enara Bio is backed by prominent life science investors, including RA Capital, Pfizer Ventures, M Ventures, Samsara BioCapital and SV Health Investors. We collaborate with world-leading companies and academic institutions, such as Boehringer Ingelheim and the Francis Crick Institute, to help drive our differentiated science-led approach.

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Leadership Team

Kevin Pojasek
President and CEO
Stacey Davis
CBO and CFO
Scott Drutman
CMO
Joseph Dukes
CSO

Board of Directors

Scientific Advisors & Founders

Investors

Bauke Anninga

Director

Bauke Anninga, PhD, joined M Ventures in September 2019 and is currently an Investment Director in the Biotechnology team.

Before joining M Ventures, Bauke worked at Jefferies International for two years in the Healthcare Investment Banking group in London (UK). During his time at Jefferies, he advised on several financings and M&A transactions across the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Before that, he was involved in a boutique life-science investment sourcing and due diligence company in Cambridge (UK). He also co-founded the Innovation Forum (UK), which is a global network and accelerator for science-based ventures.

Bauke has a PhD in Cancer Studies from King’s College London (UK) and an MSc in Technical Medicine from the University of Twente (The Netherlands). Bauke is based in Amsterdam.