b'Driven by Curiosity, and top employer. The company has beenoccasionally swimming with sharks (yes, Delivering with Focus featured by Bloomberg, Newsweek, Forbes,really!) in the ocean.Reuters, Techcrunch, Endpoints News, theEnveda reflects the pace and commitment HannahGordon,Ph.D.,ChiefProductBoulder Chamber, and Colorado BioScienceof Colorados health innovators. Colorado Officer at Enveda, relies on focus, curiosity,Association, which named Enveda its Risingcompanies continue to attract public, private, and clear communication to develop aStar of the Year in 2022. federal, and foundation capital. The eco-robust pipeline of drug candidates at oneGordons global team is headquartered atsystem offers lab space ready for growth, a of Colorados most closely watched biotechBioMed Realtys Flatiron Park campus incross-disciplinary talent pool, and a culture success stories. Enveda uses AI to uncoverBoulder and at a state-of-the-art facilitythat values scientists and science.lifes hidden chemistry and fuel drug dis-covery. The company reached unicorn statusin Genome Valley, Hyderabad, India. She in five years, raising more than $500 millionthrives in the dual pace. We go to sleep to bring novel therapeutics forward and isand every single morning, its Christmas already in clinical trials. morning, she says, describing the teams round-the-clock progress. But speed alone Gordons career in translational biologydoesnt guarantee outcomes. Clear com-started with a spark. In seventh grade, hermunication, structured goals, and shared science teacher, Mr. Gillingham, broughtdecision-making keep the work aligned enthusiasm to every lesson. She remem- across time zones.bers the moment clearly, learning aboutGordon leads with curiosity and resets molecules, and while questioning things shewith adventure. She stays active by hiking realized for the first time that discoveringwith her partner and dog in the Rockies, new knowledge could be someones job.Hannah Gordon, Ph.D.,flying a tiny plane across the state, andChief Product Officer, EnvedaAt home, her passion grew. Gordons mom listened patiently as her daughter explained everythingfromDNAbasepairingto epigenetics after school. Her dad, a butcher, often hosted barbeques where Gordon found herself translating scientific ideas for a crowd that had little formal training in biology, but plenty of good questions. She learned to explain what she knew without losing depth, adapting complex topics for any audience. Its a skill that she draws on every day. GordonleadsEnvedasglobalproduct team with that same drive to understand, explain, push boundaries and move fast. She ensures her team ruthlessly prioritizes their projects. Its a mindset that keeps dis-covery grounded. Startups dont die from starvation, they die from bloat, she says, quoting a mentor. She brings the best of product management from technology into biotech, knowing that prioritizing the most important questions is critical to success versus chasing all the shiny objects. That clarity has helped Enveda advance multiple development candidates, stand out in a competitive market, and earnTour guests learned about Envedas national recognition as a leading biotechremarkable growth in Colorado.32 BIOSCIENCE COLORADO 2025-2026'