Danya Lavin

Executive Director, Ocean State Labs

Danya Lavin is Portal’s Executive Director at Ocean State Labs. Danya brings with her a wealth of experience from both the startup world and established companies. Most recently, she was at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, where she made significant contributions by building and leading a high-performing translational research group within the Engineering Sciences Department. Before her tenure at Vertex, Danya was instrumental in startups that navigated through acquisition processes and were ultimately acquired by Vertex.

© 2026 Portal Innovations LLC

Capital. Space. Expertise.