Karl Ruping

Karl Ruping is the Founder and CEO of Tiba Biotech, a startup focused on developing nucleic acid vaccines and therapeutics. He is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and has a background in economics and technology policy. Ruping holds a J.D. and has experience in various roles, including as a managing partner at incTANK Ventures and serving on advisory boards for other companies like Agrivida, Inc. and AgaMatrix.146

In addition to his role at Tiba Biotech, Ruping is also associated with Harvard's Asia Center, where he focuses on technology policy development, academic innovation, and intellectual property rights.35 His educational background includes studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) .2