Laura Deschenes

Laura Deschenes has extensive work experience in supply chain and operations in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Laura currently holds the position of VP, Head of Supply Chain & CMC Portfolio at Sana Biotechnology, Inc. Prior to that, they worked at Takeda, where they served as Head of Supply Chain & Operations for Cell Therapies and Head of Clinical Supply Chain. Before Takeda, Laura held various roles at Axcella, Novartis Vaccines/GSK Vaccines, Genzyme, and Pfizer, where they gained expertise in project management, portfolio management, and research and development.

Laura Deschenes received their Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from The University of Texas at Austin from 1998 to 2002. Prior to that, they earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Boston College from 1994 to 1998. Laura also holds a PMP certification from the Project Management Institute, though the specific information about when and where it was obtained is not available.