Chuck Karan, PhD.
Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)
Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)
Chuck Karan, PhD serves as Chief Scientific Officer of Nouveau Biosciences, where he oversees the company’s scientific platform from drug discovery through clinical development.
Dr. Karan holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Rochester and has built a distinguished career at the intersection of academia and biotechnology. At Columbia University Medical Center, he led the High-Throughput Screening Facility and pioneered an automated transcriptomic platform now widely adopted by research hospitals to accelerate biological systems analysis.
Known for building and leading high-performing multidisciplinary teams, Dr. Karan brings deep expertise in assay development, automation, and translational science to Nouveau — keeping the organization at the cutting edge of discovery and innovation.
