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Biology & Therapeutics
Scientific diligence, translational strategy, therapeutic positioning, clinical development logic, and interpretation of complex biology.
Science & Venture
Scientific discernment for ambitious ideas.
Helen works selectively with founders, investors, and organizations that need to understand not only whether a biological idea is compelling, but how it can become a credible product, company, or development program.
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Venture & Growth Strategy
Founder advisory, innovation–market fit, portfolio expansion, scientific storytelling, partnerships, global sourcing, and the strategic decisions that shape a growing company.
Ways to Work Together
Engagements shaped around the questions that matter.
Helen works with founders, investors, universities, accelerators, and institutions through selected advisory engagements, workshops, speaking programs, and interdisciplinary experiences.
Strategic Advisory
Scientific and strategic guidance for companies and investors navigating product development, innovation–market fit, portfolio expansion, partnerships, and global growth.
Workshops & Programs
Focused programs for accelerators, universities, research institutes, and leadership teams, designed around the organization's questions and stage of development.
Speaking & Curated Experiences
Keynotes, seminars, panels, salons, and private events bringing together science, entrepreneurship, culture, and the art of living well.
Speaking
Where disciplines meet, new questions emerge.
Helen speaks across biotechnology, entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, and the ways science reshapes how we understand culture, behavior, and living well.
Biology beyond the obvious
Innate immunity, mitochondria, aging, tumor behavior, and what AI still cannot fully resolve in biology.
Building at the frontier
Building and growing science-driven companies, finding innovation–market fit, expanding portfolios, navigating global development, and making decisions under uncertainty.
Science and human experience
Food, fragrance, fashion, music, longevity, leadership, and the cultural life of scientific ideas.
Selected Engagements
A portfolio of invited talks, institutional programs, salons, and curated experiences.
Each engagement reflects a different way Helen brings scientific depth, strategic thinking, and cultural perspective into the room.
Corporate Innovation
Chanel Open Innovation × Stanford StartX
Selected as one of three StartX Med founders to present to Chanel's leadership on longevity, mitochondria, and what luxury and fashion can learn from biotechnology's approach to hidden drivers of behavior.
Available as a tailored executive briefing or innovation workshop for corporate leadership teams.
Upcoming Salon · Boston · August 2026
Perfume — The Invisible Signature
An interdisciplinary salon exploring how scent shapes memory, mood, identity, and presence—and how illness, treatment, hormones, aging, and metabolic change can alter perception, preference, and the way we experience ourselves.
Designed for professional communities, leadership groups, and private cultural programs.
Private Experiences
Sonoma Table
Set along the Sonoma Coast, these intimate gatherings bring together food, live music, thoughtful hospitality, and practical ideas for living well. Co-hosted with Dr. Thomas Tomich, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sustainable Agriculture at UC Davis.
Available as a curated private gathering for leadership teams, founders, and invited communities.
Entrepreneurship Education
Taipei Tech
A recurring five-day program helping scientists and technical founders translate emerging technologies into credible ventures, market strategies, and global opportunities.
Also available as focused half-day workshops on Silicon Valley founder mindset, pitch critique, and story and message crafting.
About Helen
Scientist by training. Builder by practice. Interdisciplinary by nature.
Helen Chen, Ph.D., is a biotech founder, scientist, and advisor with more than fifteen years of experience across drug discovery, translational strategy, entrepreneurship, and company leadership.
She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Alixia, a biotechnology company developing first-in-class therapeutics for cancer and age-related disease. Her broader work spans scientific advisory, founder mentoring, international education, and interdisciplinary programs connecting biology with culture and human experience.
An award-winning scientist and pianist, Helen received her B.S. in Molecular Biochemistry & Biophysics from Yale University and her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of California, San Diego.
LinkedInFor ideas that deserve a deeper conversation.
Helen welcomes selected advisory projects, speaking invitations, scientific collaborations, interdisciplinary programs, and experiences.