About

An institute built deliberately.

Juno operates at the intersection of foundational biology, clinical science, women’s health research, and performance science. We prioritize mechanistic clarity, disciplined inquiry, and long-term health outcomes over visibility or rapid expansion.

Our long-term direction, research agenda, and institutional design are being shaped in partnership with the institute’s leadership. Juno is backed by a long-term capital commitment with the intention to deploy over $100M into relevant research and aligned initiatives over the coming decade.

Mandate

Advance a rigorous research and impact agenda in women’s health and biological resilience across life stages.

Operating Model

Scientifically grounded institute model integrating research mapping, impact design, and disciplined capital deployment.

Institutional Design

Designing a durable research institution with long-term governance, aligned incentives, and sustained capital in service of women’s health, longevity, and performance.

Capital Commitment

Long-term commitment to deploy over $100M into relevant scientific and translational initiatives over the coming decade.

Leadership

Institute Leadership

Elisa Rossi

Founder & Chair

Elisa Rossi is the Founder & Chair of the Juno Institute for Biological Resilience. Trained in biotechnology and with a career spanning the scaling of global technology companies, she combines scientific literacy with institutional and capital discipline. Her work has focused on building and scaling complex organizations across Silicon Valley and international markets. Through Juno, she is committing long-term capital and strategic leadership to advancing women’s health, translating scientific insight into durable research infrastructure and measurable impact.

Elia Stupka, PhD

Founding Partner

Elia Stupka is a healthcare and life sciences executive with over two decades of experience spanning academic research, pharmaceutical leadership, data science, and venture investing. Earlier in his career he contributed to major international genomics initiatives, and has since held senior roles across research institutions, biotech, and health technology organizations globally. At Juno, he steers scientific strategy and institutional architecture, ensuring alignment between biological insight, capital allocation, and long-term impact in women’s health.

Careers

We are hiring our first Strategy & Research Lead to help shape and steward the institute’s research agenda, impact thesis, and institutional architecture. This is a long-term leadership role working closely with the institute’s leadership to build and evolve a rigorous, durable research institution dedicated to advancing women’s health.

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