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Science with a path forward

Bringing promising science to patients.

Bowhead advances biomedical research through clinical expertise, glycoscience and AI. We develop our own programs and help partners move promising science forward.

Conceptual three-dimensional illustration of branching sugar chains anchored to a cell surface

BUILT ON SCIENCE.
CONNECTED TO RESEARCH.

Licensee of the
National Research Council of Canada

Clinical research across
Academic & non-academic centers

Our areas of work

Research tools.
Clinical expertise.
Promising science.

We develop our own scientific programs and help partners advance theirs, from research questions to the work of clinical development.

01 / RESEARCH TOOLS

AI & clinical research

Investigational models, clinical trial matching, and support for clinical programs. We help researchers study treatment outcomes, identify relevant patient populations, and coordinate collaborators.

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02 / CELL-SURFACE SCIENCE

Glycoscience

Research into the sugars on cell surfaces, including an investigational approach to tissue preservation. Our laboratory brings expertise in glycobiology and analytical methods.

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Our approach

Promising science can stall.
We keep it moving.

We develop and acquire promising technologies, and contribute scientific and operational expertise to partner programs. Each project starts with a defined question and the evidence needed to move it forward.

01 / DEFINE

Start with the question.

Define the research question, intended use and next development milestone.

02 / CONNECT

Bring the expertise together.

Connect scientific, clinical, regulatory and operational expertise around the work.

03 / ADVANCE

Do the next work.

Continue development with a clear view of the evidence still needed.

The experience behind the work

Science led by people
who know the path.

Our leadership brings experience across vaccine development, glycobiology, regulation and company building.

9

Licensed vaccines our CMO contributed to developing

50+

Antiviral and vaccine trials in our CMO’s experience

130+

Papers and book chapters authored by our CMO

20+

Years in glycobiology for our Chief Scientific Officer

Selected experience across our leaders’ careers.

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Meet Bowhead

Expertise, with a human face.

Meet our team
Francisco Diaz-Mitoma Jr.

Francisco Diaz-Mitoma Jr.

Co-founder & CEO

Francisco Javier Diaz-Mitoma, MD, PhD

Francisco Javier Diaz-Mitoma, MD, PhD

Co-founder & CMO

Ian C. Schoenhofen, PhD

Ian C. Schoenhofen, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer

Shifa Javed, PhD

Shifa Javed, PhD

Lab Manager

Paul Huibers

Paul Huibers

Chief Commercial Officer

Nathalie Machluf, PhD

Nathalie Machluf, PhD

Regulatory Affairs Lead

Rodrigo Diaz

Rodrigo Diaz

Operations

Felipe Garza

Felipe Garza

Lead Data Scientist

Haydeé Verduzco Aguirre, MD

Haydeé Verduzco Aguirre, MD

Oncology Validation Partner