Chief Tech Operations Officer
Christopher Horan is the Chief Technical Operations Officer at Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. (ARTV), an oncology company developing allogeneic natural killer (NK) cell therapies for cancer.[[1]](https://investors.artivabio.com/News-and-Events/news/news-details/2022/Artiva-Biotherapeutics-Strengthens-Leadership-Team-with-the-Appointment-of-Christopher-Horan-as-Chief-Technical-Operations-Officer/default.aspx)[[2]](https://www.artivabio.com/post-member/christopher-horan/) Appointed to this role in January 2022, he oversees Artiva’s technical operations, including biologics manufacturing, supply chain, and product distribution in support of the company’s NK cell therapy pipeline.[[1]](https://investors.artivabio.com/News-and-Events/news/news-details/2022/Artiva-Biotherapeutics-Strengthens-Leadership-Team-with-the-Appointment-of-Christopher-Horan-as-Chief-Technical-Operations-Officer/default.aspx)[[2]](https://www.artivabio.com/post-member/christopher-horan/) He is also a frequent external representative for Artiva on topics such as NK cell therapy development and manufacturing strategy.[[5]](https://www.cellandgene.com/doc/the-future-of-nk-cell-therapy-for-autoimmune-disease-with-artiva-biotherapeutics-christopher-horan-0001)[[7]](https://www.artivabio.com/cell-gene-nk-cell-therapies-how-artiva-biotherapeutics-leverages-its-manufacturing-first-approach/)
Horan brings more than 30 years of experience in biologics technical operations, having held senior roles at major biopharmaceutical companies.[[1]](https://investors.artivabio.com/News-and-Events/news/news-details/2022/Artiva-Biotherapeutics-Strengthens-Leadership-Team-with-the-Appointment-of-Christopher-Horan-as-Chief-Technical-Operations-Officer/default.aspx)[[2]](https://www.artivabio.com/post-member/christopher-horan/) He spent nearly 14 years at Genentech/Roche, including service as Senior Vice President, Global Product and Supply Chain Management for Roche in Basel, Switzerland, where he led a 480-person team supplying all Roche biopharma products worldwide.[[1]](https://investors.artivabio.com/News-and-Events/news/news-details/2022/Artiva-Biotherapeutics-Strengthens-Leadership-Team-with-the-Appointment-of-Christopher-Horan-as-Chief-Technical-Operations-Officer/default.aspx)[[2]](https://www.artivabio.com/post-member/christopher-horan/) Prior to joining Artiva, he was Chief Technical Officer at SanBio, directing process development, manufacturing, supply, and quality systems for a mesenchymal stem cell regenerative medicine program targeting brain injury.[[1]](https://investors.artivabio.com/News-and-Events/news/news-details/2022/Artiva-Biotherapeutics-Strengthens-Leadership-Team-with-the-Appointment-of-Christopher-Horan-as-Chief-Technical-Operations-Officer/default.aspx)[[2]](https://www.artivabio.com/post-member/christopher-horan/) Before SanBio, he served as Chief Technical Operations Officer at Dermira, leading pharmaceutical sciences, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and procurement, and playing a key role in advancing an IL‑13 monoclonal antibody into late-stage development and supporting Dermira’s acquisition by Eli Lilly and Company.[[2]](https://www.artivabio.com/post-member/christopher-horan/) Horan began his career with over a decade of increasing responsibility in technical operations at Merck & Co. and holds a B.E. in engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey.[[1]](https://investors.artivabio.com/News-and-Events/news/news-details/2022/Artiva-Biotherapeutics-Strengthens-Leadership-Team-with-the-Appointment-of-Christopher-Horan-as-Chief-Technical-Operations-Officer/default.aspx)[[2]](https://www.artivabio.com/post-member/christopher-horan/)
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