Dr. Khandan joined inThought Research in 2019. He has held previous positions as a Fellow at a life science consulting firm and as a Scientist at Editas Medicine. In these roles, Dr. Khandan built expertise in asset scouting, evaluating rare diseases and therapeutic areas, and building market access and commercial viability assessments.
Dr. Khandan received his Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. His doctoral research focused on signaling and growth factors governing retinal vascularization. He has extensive experience in CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, stem cell differentiation, and cell therapies. Dr. Khandan received his A.B. in Chemistry from Dartmouth College.
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As the president of inThought Labs, Chris is focused on constantly improving inVision, the leading competitive and market intelligence platform for the biopharmaceutical industry, to better meet the changing needs of clients.
With 20 years of experience in roles being a consumer of market and competitive information, Chris understands the needs and priorities of clients. Chris was a senior principal and co-founder of inThought, a life science consulting, market research, and analytics firm. Collaborating with Ben Weintraub, Chris also co-founded BiotechTracker, an online tool for investors and precursor to inVision. Previous to inThought, he was a healthcare analyst and co-portfolio manager at two investment firms. Chris served in health care policy roles at the White House Office of Management and Budget. These roles included Medicare Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, where he was responsible for providing recommendations to senior White House policy officials on healthcare policies and regulations.
Chris has a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Master in Engineering from Villanova University, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Cornell University. Prior to attending Harvard Business School, Chris served on two U.S. Navy nuclear submarines and at the Pentagon.
