Nina Tandon

Nina Marie Tandon is an American biomedical engineer and the CEO and co-founder of EpiBone, a biotechnology company specializing in regenerative medicine.1 Her work focuses on developing innovative solutions for skeletal reconstruction using tissue engineering techniques.

Education and Background

Tandon holds multiple advanced degrees:

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University, with a focus on stem cells and tissue engineering13
• Executive MBA in healthcare entrepreneurship from Columbia University13
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering from MIT3

She also completed a Fulbright scholarship at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where she worked on developing a non-invasive cancer-detecting device called LibraNose.3

Professional Experience

EpiBone: As CEO and co-founder of EpiBone since October 2014, Tandon leads a team of scientists and engineers working to revolutionize skeletal reconstruction.2 The company's innovative approach involves engineering living, anatomically-precise bone and cartilage tissue from a patient's own stem cells.12

Academic Roles:

• Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at Cooper Union (2007-2014)23
• Senior Fellow at the Lab for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering at Columbia University3

Other Experience:

• Associate at McKinsey & Company (2008-2010), working as a pharmaceutical consultant2

Achievements and Recognition

• Named one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company14
• TED Senior Fellow with multiple TED Talks, including one on personalized medicine that has been viewed over a million times14
• World Economic Forum Young Global Leader5

Personal Interests

Outside of her professional work, Tandon enjoys yoga, rock climbing, surfing, and combining her passion for science with growing a successful business.14

Nina Tandon's LinkedIn username is nina-tandon-phd-mba-03595315.2