

Improving human health and health security through the study of bat biology.
We believe that bats hold the key to a safer and healthier world. Paratus Sciences is a start-up biotech company committed to improving human health and health security through an understanding of bat biology. We are focused on identifying and developing potential therapeutics for a myriad of diseases by unlocking the secrets of the bat genome.

Bats: The Next Therapeutic Discovery Platform


Among the most misunderstood of all animals in the world, bats have undeservedly received a bad reputation and remain understudied. Over the last 65+ million years, bats have developed many remarkable physiological traits that may very well hold the key to improving human health and health security.
In addition to powered flight, bats have evolved the ability to control inflammation, tolerate viral infection, resist cancer, accept extreme diets, and live exceptionally long lives for a mammal of their size. However, the elusive lifestyle of bats coupled with a lack of scientific tools and reagents has made the study of these extraordinary animals difficult and slow going.
We are developing the tools and methods necessary to understand bat biology and apply these insights to identify and develop new therapies to address some of the most challenging health issues facing humankind.
Paratus is Uniquely Positioned to Understand Bat Biology
Our World-Class Team Is Focused On Elucidating Novel Insights To Identify New Therapeutic Targets.
COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY APPROACH

Deep
Sequencing

Bioinformatics & Machine Learning

Protein Structure Prediction

Stem Cells

Protein-Protein Interaction Mapping

Bat Antibody Libraries

Comparative Genetics

Animal Models

TEAM
We think as a team, we act as a team. Integrity and accountability drive our actions. We encourage each other’s curiosity and passions. Agile execution is our ethos.
We are grateful to be on this adventure together.



Jonathan Fu
Research Associate II,
Cell Biology

Miling Harrington
Head of Legal

Lewis Hong
Sr. Director, Singapore Ops & Inflammation

Kristian Laursen
Principal Scientist,
Cell Biology

Juan Felipe Beltran
AI/ML Solutions Architect, Data Sciences and Computational Biology

Jessica Bridgford
Scientist II, Cell Biology

Michael Creighton
Head of Finance

Marion Dejosez
VP, Cell Biology

Nili Leffers
Sr. Director,Global Operations

Edwin Lim
Sr. Research Associate,
Inflammation

Laramie Lindsey
Scientist I,
Bioinformatics

Abigail Loh
Sr. Research Associate, Inflammation

Antoinette Nero
Associate Project Manager, Global Operations

Brian O'Toole
Associate Scientist,
Genomics

Nisha Padmanabhan
Scientist II, Inflammation

Anjali Patel
Sr. Research Associate
& Lab Manager, Cell Biology

Amy Pinheiro
Executive Assistant& Office Administrator

Henrik Sperber
Sr. Scientist
Cell Biology

Aravind Subramanian
Vice President, Data Science and Computational Biology

Tom Volkert
VP, Genomics


Wei Guang Seetoh
Scientist II, Inflammation

Ning Zhang
Sr. Scientist, Genomics
FOUNDING ADVISORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bat Biology Foundation (BBF) is a unit of Paratus that works in conjunction with BAT1K consortium to support and promote bats by creating opportunities for research and researchers; generating permanent data repositories to share bat research data and raising awareness of the importance of bats and bat research. Visit BBF www.batbio.org
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We're always looking for world-class talent to join our team!