Juliana Woda, Ph.D.

Juliana Woda, Ph.D. is an experienced biotechnology leader with expertise in translating biologics from preclinical to clinical programs; she is currently Senior Director, Innovations at Cleveland Clinic.  Previously, Dr. Woda worked for 12 years at multiple biotechnology companies, leading technologies through product development towards pharmaceutically acceptable therapeutics.  As Senior Director and Head of the Project Sourcing and Portfolio Opportunity Team at BioMotiv, Dr. Woda engaged with academic institutions, and funding partners to identify technologies and negotiate collaborations and license agreements.  Previously, as Director of Translational Research at Juventas, Dr. Woda led all aspects of translational research, including developing GMP manufacturing processes, leading to the successful submission of an IND and approval for a Phase II clinical study of a novel gene therapy product.