Personalized science. Driven by possibility.

MISSION


We believe that in 2035, ten million people will receive a cancer vaccine made uniquely for them. Meeting that need requires a scientific and clinical system capable of delivering personalized mRNA therapy at scale. Our mission is to build that system and make individualized treatment possible for more patients.

Our team includes scientists, computational biologists, engineers, and clinicians with decades of combined experience across oncology, genomics, mRNA design, and GMP manufacturing. Together, we integrate tumor analysis, epitope selection, vaccine production, and clinical coordination into a single platform designed for personalized care.

Echo Immune began with Sid Sijbrandij’s personal cancer experience. When he reached the limits of standard care, he documented his search for emerging therapies and the barriers patients face when pursuing personalized medicine. His journey underscored the need for an operating system built to support personalized treatment every step of the way and to create a foundation where accumulated knowledge, improved processes, and new treatment modalities can continually advance personalized medicine.

We are building that operating system. A platform that makes personalized mRNA therapy possible, responsible, and ready for the future.

Our Team

  • Jason Barbour, PhD

    Founder & CEO
    Computational Biology &
    Functional Immunology


    Former NIH PI • Y Combinator •
    UCSF/Gladstone

  • Nicole Fay, PhD

    Co-Founder & CDO
    mRNA Oncology Development,
    Regulatory & Translational Strategy

    Nutcracker • Juvena • AMT •
    UC Berkeley

  • Meredith Leong, PhD

    VP, Platforms and Product
    Immunotherapy, Gene Therapy &
    mRNA Platform Development


    Aduro Biotech • 4DMT • Nutcracker •
    UC Berkeley

  • Shigeki (Shig) Miyake-Stoner, PhD

    VP, CMC & Manufacturing
    RNA/LNP CMC & Manufacturing

    Replicate Bioscience •
    Synthetic Genomics •
    Salk/UCSD

  • Adrienne Sallets, PhD

    Director, Platforms and Products
    Personalized
    Cancer Vaccines &
    mRNA Immunotherapy

    Nutcracker •
    Stanford

  • Niña Caculitan, PhD

    VP, Clinical Operations
    Clinical Development
    & Operations

    GPCR Therapeutics •
    Gritstone Bio •
    Genentech •
    UC Berkeley

  • Paul Munson, PhD

    Director,
    Immune Monitoring
    Cancer Vaccine
    Immune Monitoring


    Merck/Moderna V940 •
    Parker Institute

  • Yifei Wan, MS

    Sr. Bioinformatics Engineer
    Neoantigen, Structural-variant Bioinformatics, Clinical Genomics Pipelines

    Gritstone Bio •
    Dana Farber