Primary Job Title Co-Founder, President & CEO Primary Organization TRACT Therapeutics
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States Regions Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Female
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Ms. Johnson is the President, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TRACT Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on novel cellular therapy to regulate a patient’s immune system. She is a veteran biotechnology industry executive with more than 30 years of experience in the start-up and successful commercialization of
innovative cell-based products for several therapeutic indications.
Prior to founding TRACT Therapeutics, Ms. Johnson successfully commercialized several early stage technologies while serving in Executive Management positions at BioSurface Technology, Genzyme Corporation and KeraCure, Inc. At BioSurface Technology (acquired by Genzyme), Ms. Johnson commercialized the first cellular therapy ever which resulted in early adoption of novel autologous cell therapies and paved the way for future innovative cellular therapies to treat a variety of indications. Prior to TRACT Therapeutics, Ms. Johnson founded and grew all aspects of KeraCure, Inc., a tissue regeneration company, from the ground-up while achieving key milestones, building business operations, managing strategic planning initiatives and preparing the Company for sustained growth.
Ms. Johnson is active in several key programs aimed and mentoring start-up life science companies and serves as a Board of Director of the Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization and a Board member of two additional early stage biotechnology companies. Ms. Johnson holds a M.S. in Administration and a B.S. in Business Education.
