Christopher Anzalone, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Dr. Anzalone is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Arrowhead Research. He has a wealth of experience in nanotechnology, biotechnology, company-building, and venture capital. Prior to joining Arrowhead, Dr. Anzalone founded and built The Benet Group, a private equity firm focused on creating and building new nanobiotechnology companies from university-generated science. Included in The Benet Group's portfolio are investments in two nanotechnology companies: Nanotope Inc., a tissue regeneration company, and Leonardo Biosystems Inc., a cancer drug delivery company. Prior to Benet, Dr. Anzalone was a partner at the Washington DC-based private equity firm Galway Partners, LLC where he was in charge of sourcing, structuring, and building new business ventures. He was also the founding CEO of NanoInk, Inc., a leading nanolithography company.
Dr. Anzalone holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Biology from UCLA and a B.A. in Government from Lawrence University.
Samuel I. Stupp, PhD
Founder, Director, Scientific Advisory Board
Samuel I. Stupp is a founder and director of Scientific Advisory Board of Nanotope. He is the Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science, Chemistry and Medicine and the Director of the Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine (IBNAM) at Northwestern University. He is an internationally known expert in molecular self-assembly and supramolecular chemistry. His research interests also include electronic and photonic properties of nanoscale materials, biomolecular mineralization, and biomaterials for regenerative medicine. Prior to his appointment at Northwestern, Dr. Stupp was the Swanland Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at University of Illinois. He has authored over 120 peer reviewed publications and has 25 issued patents. Dr. Stupp is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Materials Research Society’s Medal Award, the Department of Energy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Materials Chemistry and a Humboldt Senior Prize. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a fellow of the American Physical Society.
Dr. Stupp earned his B.S. in chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1972, and his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Northwestern University in 1977.