Kortmann BioAdvisory
Led by Jens F. Kortmann, Ph.D.
Led by Jens Kortmann, Ph.D., Kortmann BioAdvisory brings over 15 years of experience across academia, industry, and the global biotech ecosystem — including impactful contributions to pharmaceutical discovery and academic innovation.
We work closely with R&D teams to transform complex biology into focused, actionable strategy — supporting discovery-stage programs with fit-for-purpose collaboration that combines experimental depth and computational fluency.
Educated in Germany and based in the Bay Area, Jens combines a global perspective with a Silicon Valley mindset. His career has been defined by interdisciplinary leadership, a steady stream of high-impact publications, and long-term collaborations that extend from the bench to bioinformatics. Early recognition by Germany’s most selective academic foundation — the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, awarded to the top ~0.5% of students — reflects a longstanding commitment to scientific rigor and innovation that now shapes his consulting partnerships.
Cutting-edge biology meets computation.
Turning biological complexity into actionable innovation for therapeutic discovery.
Driving impact through cross-functional alignment.
From scientific vision to execution, empowering programs that move discovery forward.
A track record of insight and rigor reflected in key publications and invited presentations.
Organ-targeted neuromodulation: Identified a marker for lung-innervating sensory neurons and used it to modulate breathing in vivo — enabling precision hacking of the vagus nerve. A strategic advance with implications for asthma, COPD, and IPF. (bioRxiv, 2023)
Smart RNA, smarter bugs: Bacteria use RNA ‘thermometers’ to detect and respond to host temperature. (Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2012)
Human immune surveillance of microbial invasion: Demonstrated that primary human macrophages can detect bacterial flagella — revealing innate immune recognition of microbial motility machinery. (Journal of Immunology, 2015)
Let’s explore how Kortmann BioAdvisory can support your team’s scientific goals.
Email: contact@kortmannbioadvisory.com
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