Powering A New Era Of mRNA Therapeutics

Driven by foundational technology developed by the Murthy Lab at the Innovative Genomics Institute at UC Berkeley, Opus is committed to taking mRNA delivery to new heights.

Meet Our Team
our mission

Our mission is to advance the field of lipid nanoparticle delivery through the development of safer and efficient LNPs, surpassing industry standards.

The Opus Team

Meet Our Team

CEO

Jimmy Zhang, PhD, MBA

Biotech executive with 25+ years spanning J&J, Merck, Lilly Asia Ventures, and McKinsey. Ph.D. trained by Nobel Laureates, MBA from MIT Sloan. Founder of AccuGen Group and Vinta Bio. Former Board Director of BeiGene and Just Biotherapeutics (acquired by Evotec).

Scientific Founder

Niren Murthy, PhD

Professor of Bioengineering at UC Berkeley. Ph.D. from the University of Washington. Scientific co-founder of BreezeBio (formerly GenEdit) and inventor of CRISPR-Gold. The Murthy lab develops new materials for drug delivery and molecular imaging.

Scientific Founder

Hesong Han, PhD

Molecular and genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher in the Murthy lab at UC Berkeley since 2018. Scientific co-founder of Opus Biosciences. Develops lipid nanoparticles for the safe and efficient delivery of drugs, DNA, RNA, and gene editing tools.

Previous CEO & Current Investor

Kent Johnson, MBA

Previous CEO and current Investor at Opus Biosciences. Former CFO of BioLegend with a $5.25 billion sale to PerkinElmer. Harvard MBA. Seasoned entrepreneur and investor in patent-defensible biotech.

Scientific Founder

Kewa Gao, MD, PhD

Senior Scientist at Arc Institute. Former postdoctoral researcher in Aijun Wang’s lab at UC Davis. Biomedical scientist with expertise in tissue engineering and gene editing, complemented by a decade of clinical practice as a general surgeon. Scientific co-founder of Opus Biosciences.

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