Ivan Pushkarsky
Scientist/Engineer; Product @ BioRender
Discover drugs that control how much cells "squeeze" to treat disease
Experience
Career
2026BioRender
Staff Product Manager · 2026 – Present
2021Pioneer Fund
Venture Partner · 2021 – Present
- 2025
Consultant
Los Angeles, CA · 2025 – 2026
2017Forcyte Biotechnologies, Inc
Co-founderCEO & Co-Founder · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2017 – 2026
- 2025
Self-employed
Consultant · Los Angeles, California, United States · 2025 – 2026
2021Pioneer Fund
Venture Partner · 2021 – Present
2017University of California, Los Angeles
Postdoctoral Researcher · 2017 – 2018
2013University of California, Los Angeles
Graduate Student Researcher · UCLA Bioengineering Dept. · 2013 – 2017
2013Daylight Solutions
Intern Engineer · Mountain View, CA · 2013
2012Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
Snowboard Instructor · Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2012 – 2013
2011University of California, Los Angeles
Undergraduate Student Researcher · Los Angeles · 2011 – 2012
2010CSEM
Apprentice Engineer · Alpnach, Switzerland · 2010
2009Daylight Solutions
Intern Engineer · Poway, CA · 2009
Bio
CEO and Co-founder of Forcyte which is based on my PhD work at UCLA with co-founder and PhD Advisor, Prof. Dino Di Carlo. Worked on tech since 2013, lead-authored multiple publications including Nature BME, and lead commercialization by winning SBIR grants, securing tech transfer and building early team.