Lara Silverman

Lara Ionescu Silverman PhD is founder and Principal Consultant at LIS BioConsulting, which provides strategic advising and consulting services to early stage cell and gene therapy companies. Additionally, Dr Silverman is a strong advocate for women in biotech, speaking at events on topics related to diversity and inclusion, and also running a Women in Science community called “I Wish I Had Known”, with monthly roundtable webinars interviewing women in science. Dr Silverman spent 10 years as the Head Scientist at an allogeneic cell therapy company prior to running her own consulting business. She received her PhD from University of Pennsylvania in Bioengineering and her BSE from Princeton University in Chemical Engineering