Originally from beautiful Split, Croatia, Inja received her PhD from Cambridge University in molecular and synthetic biology and masters from ETH Zurich in biophysics and protein structure. After completing postdoctoral research, she worked in analytical consulting in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries before joining Matt Gibson to co-found New Culture as part of IndieBio, the world’s leading biotech start-up accelerator. At New Culture, she leads the company’s R&D, technology and manufacturing pipeline. Prior to starting New Culture, Inja also led social impact projects in Mozambique and Tanzania. She is a devoted foodie, an aerial circus acrobat, and a data geek.

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