Julian Hassinger, PhD

Julian Hassinger, PhD, is a senior associate at UPMC Enterprises. Julian joined UPMC Enterprises in October 2021 to assist in building the case for investments in life sciences companies with innovative or novel products/platforms as well as to support the operations of internal portfolio companies.

Prior to UPMC Enterprises, he was a life sciences specialist at L.E.K. Consulting supporting biopharma and diagnostics clients with key issues involving their strategy, business development, and commercial efforts in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Julian completed a PhD in Biophysics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he used advanced microscopy and mathematical modeling to study clathrin-mediated endocytosis, a key cellular pathway for the internalization of nutrients, cell signaling, and pathogen entry.