LINK Immunotherapeutics’ big swing at cancer

For our fourth episode, we sat down with Ashok Bandaranayake, the co-founder and VP of Immuno-Oncology at LINK Immunotherapeutics. As a spinout from Fred Hutch in Seattle, LINK’s goal is to create next-generation T-cell engaging therapies to enable durable patient responses.

Hear Ashok talk about:
  • How prioritizing strategic partnerships over VC funding can help you create a founder-led biotech startup

  • The mentors that helped him navigate spinning out a company from the Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle

  • Why he thinks the most important part of an early startup is the team, and how they got that right

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Co-Founder LINK Immunotherapeutics at LINK Immunotherapeutics
Ashok Bandaranayake

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