Ernesto Chanona

Ernesto is the Director of Business Development at CSSi LifeSciences. He partners with early-stage biotechnology companies that are commercializing therapeutics, diagnostics, and medical devices. Through CCSi LifeScience’s programs, he helps clients establish their strategy for product development and FDA approval in a way that mitigates time, risk and expense. He also helps connects companies to over 2000+ investor groups and hosts them at CSSi’s partnering forum at the JPM Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Ernesto also drives the relationships between the company and international government agencies. Through these collaborations, he aids companies seeking to enter the U.S. market by providing a comprehensive soft-landing program. This program includes the FDA regulatory strategy, educational programming, and connections to ecosystem partners, including the Federal Laboratories (NIH), universities, economic development agencies, investors, incubators, and real estate. Ernesto sits on the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Cure Scholars.