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The team behind Sapho Bio

Sapho Bio's purpose is to accelerate pharmaceutical release testing — enabling precision medicines and critical products to move from production to patients faster, more reliably, and with less operational friction.

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Mission

We believe pharmaceutical release testing should match the speed and precision of modern medicine. As therapies become more targeted and time sensitive, testing must evolve with them. At Sapho Bio, we are developing a faster and more adaptable approach to microbiology release testing.

Values

Our values unite our team

Championship Team Player

We play a team sport at the highest level. You will be a good fit here if you love to play for the winning team and through your actions contribute to the team’s success!

Love to Read

We love to read — everything from books to research papers. There is long lineage of very intelligent humans behind each one of us and fortunately many of them passed on their knowledge through writing

Communicate Clearly

Our communication is direct and incompressible. We strive to eliminate ambiguity. We think clearly and simply and this is reflected in our communications

Own and Ship

We distill an ownership mentality throughout the organization, one in which each person takes pride in executing well within their domain and delivering great results

Attention to Detail

We have an intense attention to detail. The small things do matter

Care Deeply

We are deeply passionate about our work here. Our customers, team, and investors are attracted to this and it comes across in all our collaborations

Leadership TEAM

Built by scientists.
Run for perfection.

Abraham Chaibi

CEO

Founded a high-frequency trading firm specializing in black box price prediction models. Enjoys reading and learning about science applications improving American lives.

Abraham Chaibi

CEO

Founded a high-frequency trading firm specializing in black box price prediction models. Enjoys reading and learning about science applications improving American lives.

John McSpedon

CTO

First employee at Merantix, a Berlin-based AI accelerator. Optimized protein materials at Cambrium GmbH. Mined metagenomes for gene editing tools at Arc Institute. Enjoys cycling and rock climbing.

John McSpedon

CTO

First employee at Merantix, a Berlin-based AI accelerator. Optimized protein materials at Cambrium GmbH. Mined metagenomes for gene editing tools at Arc Institute. Enjoys cycling and rock climbing.

Sean Fisher

Head of Sales

Over a decade of experience in CRM architecture, revenue operations and sales infrastructure across SaaS, biotech and enterprise environments. Enjoys gaming, exploring new tech, and fixing retro electronics.

Sean Fisher

Head of Sales

Pavel Ryzhov, PhD

Head of Growth

Biomedical business development professional with 6 years of experience across CapEx and services sales in biotech. Passionate about the space biotechnology sector.

Pavel Ryzhov, PhD

Head of Growth

Biomedical business development professional with 6 years of experience across CapEx and services sales in biotech. Passionate about the space biotechnology sector.

Eunice Pacheco

Head of People

As the Head of People at Sapho Bio, I am passionate about creating workplaces where people feel valued, engaged, and empowered to do their best work. 12 years of experience at ADP.

Eunice Pacheco

Head of People

As the Head of People at Sapho Bio, I am passionate about creating workplaces where people feel valued, engaged, and empowered to do their best work. 12 years of experience at ADP.

Cameron Bravo, PhD

Operations Research Scientist

Experimental high-energy particle physicist with 15 years of experience. Helped build equipment used at CERN. Expertise in large datasets, scientific operations, and instrumentation.

Cameron Bravo, PhD

Operations Research Scientist

Experimental high-energy particle physicist with 15 years of experience. Helped build equipment used at CERN. Expertise in large datasets, scientific operations, and instrumentation.

Santhosh Karanth, PhD

Research Scientist

Over a decade in assay development and screening. Specializes in metabolism and genetics. Experience spanning genome editing, biologics, small molecules, and diagnostics.

Santhosh Karanth, PhD

Research Scientist

Over a decade in assay development and screening. Specializes in metabolism and genetics. Experience spanning genome editing, biologics, small molecules, and diagnostics.

Ali Palla, PhD

Research Scientist

PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UCSF. A decade of protein biochemistry and RNA biology experience studying chromatin modification. Enjoys reading, gaming, and exploring cities.

Ali Palla, PhD

Research Scientist

PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UCSF. A decade of protein biochemistry and RNA biology experience studying chromatin modification. Enjoys reading, gaming, and exploring cities.

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Investors

Supported by leading investors

Mochi Health

Rewon Child

Lawrence Diao

Amir Khan

Advisory Board

Guided by industry experts

Jason Kahn

Scientific Advisor

Expert in thermodynamics of modified nucleotides. Professor at the University of Maryland.

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Richard Sportsman

Scientific Advisor

Expert in drug discovery, assay design, and analytical chemistry. Has contributed to therapeutic and bioanalytic assay inventions.

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Ronenn Roubenoff

Scientific Advisor

Expert in Rheumatology, Nutrition, and Clinical Epidemiology. Former Global Head of Musculoskeletal Translational Medicine at Novartis.

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Based in the

1068 Washington St Ste B, San Carlos, CA 94070

Sapho Bio operates from laboratories and offices in San Carlos (south of San Francisco), with testing services available through our partner network.

1068 Washington St Ste B, San Carlos, CA 94070

Sapho Bio operates from laboratories and offices in San Carlos (south of San Francisco), with testing services available through our partner network.

1068 Washington St Ste B, San Carlos, CA 94070

Sapho Bio operates from laboratories and offices in San Carlos (south of San Francisco), with testing services available through our partner network.

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FAQ

Common questions

Answers for pharmaceutical teams, quality professionals, and investors evaluating Sapho Bio.

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What is Sapho Bio?

How is this different from traditional sterility testing?

How fast are results returned?

Does the method require specialized equipment?

Is the rapid sterility test commercially available today?

What kinds of products can be tested?

How do I get started?

FAQ

Common questions

Answers for pharmaceutical teams, quality professionals, and investors evaluating Sapho Bio.

Talk to Us

What is Sapho Bio?

How is this different from traditional sterility testing?

How fast are results returned?

Does the method require specialized equipment?

Is the rapid sterility test commercially available today?

What kinds of products can be tested?

How do I get started?

FAQ

Common questions

Answers for pharmaceutical teams, quality professionals, and investors evaluating Sapho Bio.

Talk to Us

What is Sapho Bio?

How is this different from traditional sterility testing?

How fast are results returned?

Does the method require specialized equipment?

Is the rapid sterility test commercially available today?

What kinds of products can be tested?

How do I get started?

FAQ

Common questions

Answers for pharmaceutical teams, quality professionals, and investors evaluating Sapho Bio.

Talk to Us

What is Sapho Bio?

How is this different from traditional sterility testing?

How fast are results returned?

Does the method require specialized equipment?

Is the rapid sterility test commercially available today?

What kinds of products can be tested?

How do I get started?

Ready to Accelerate Your Release Testing?

Whether you are a pharmaceutical manufacturer looking for faster sterility testing or an investor interested in the future of microbiology, we would like to hear from you.

For Customers

Start testing now. Send samples and receive results in 2 days

Start Testing

For Investors & Partners

Learn about our comprehensive testing suite, and the opportunity in rapid microbiology release testing.

Talk to Us

Ready to Accelerate Your Release Testing?

Whether you are a pharmaceutical manufacturer looking for faster sterility testing or an investor interested in the future of microbiology, we would like to hear from you.

For Customers

Start testing now. Send samples and receive results in 2 days

Start Testing

For Investors & Partners

Learn about our comprehensive testing suite, and the opportunity in rapid microbiology release testing.

Talk to Us

Ready to Accelerate Your Release Testing?

Whether you are a pharmaceutical manufacturer looking for faster sterility testing or an investor interested in the future of microbiology, we would like to hear from you.

For Customers

Start testing now. Send samples and receive results in 2 days

Start Testing

For Investors & Partners

Learn about our comprehensive testing suite, and the opportunity in rapid microbiology release testing.

Talk to Us

Ready to Accelerate Your Release Testing?

Whether you are a pharmaceutical manufacturer looking for faster sterility testing or an investor interested in the future of microbiology, we would like to hear from you.

For Customers

Start testing now. Send samples and receive results in 2 days

Start Testing