Will Blair

Hey, I'm Will. I am currently building a stealth biotech company in SF.

I grew up in Toronto, Canada and have been passionate about science and engineering from a young age. From ages 6-8, I spent lots of time in a hospital environment, and around close friends affected by illness. I have always strived to do well by them, and myself as a young patient. I care about:

Curing disease through accelerated biotech innovation.
Ensuring equal opportunity to all students to excel in STEM.

Previously, I founded ThermoBeat (opens in a new tab), a medical device startup developing thermoelectric generators to power implantable devices using body heat. I also co-founded Seedling Hydroponics (opens in a new tab), which provides food systems education to public schools across Baltimore. I led Charm City Science League (opens in a new tab), an after school program working with 30+ schools to teach Science Olympiad to underprivileged students.

I graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2023 with a BS in Cognitive Science (Honors) and a minor in Entrepreneurship. During my time at Hopkins, I was involved in:

Neuroscience research on genetic inhibitors in Parkinson's disease at Johns Hopkins
Biomedical engineering research developing hydrogel therapies for ischemic stroke at University of Toronto
Science journalism and writing as the science editor for the JHU Newsletter
Tutoring and mentoring through programs like Science Olympiad

I have also held research and engineering roles at several biotech startups and established companies through programs like the NSERC CREATE (opens in a new tab), Z Fellows (opens in a new tab), Sigma Squared (opens in a new tab) and Kleiner Perkins Fellowships (opens in a new tab).

Feel free to connect with me to discuss biotech, startups, or science more broadly! Easiest contact is DM on LinkedIn or Twitter.