Paula Soteropoulos
Chairman of the Board
Ensoma

Paula is an executive leader, independent board member and venture investor and entrepreneur with more than 35 years of biopharma experience. Her focus is on new company formation and company building. She founded and led 2 companies including Ensoma and Akcea Therapeutics.  At Ensoma, she serves as Chairman and was the founding Executive Chairman leading the company from seed through subsequent private rounds.  At Akcea Therapeutics, she was founding CEO, leading the company from a private to a multi-national public company with two rare drugs approved and commercialized and additional pipeline global pharma partnerships. Click here to read Paula's extended bio.

Join us for a discussion on Negotiating from Both Sides of the Table. Our panelists will explore how each side approaches negotiations (financing)—what they prioritize, how they assess risk, and how they try to build alignment.

Catherine Smith
Executive Director
Termeer Institute

Paul Fonteyne
Executive in Residence
Caanan Partners

Colin Hill
CEO
Aitia

Laura Tadvalkar
Managing Director
RA Capital

Leslie J Williams
Co-Founder, President & CEO
HC Bioscience, Inc.

To find out more information about how to get involved in Boston Biotech Investor Day 2025, please reach out to Adam Jenkins - ajenkins@biolabs.io