Biotech Equity Startup Athari Bio

Founder and CEO Susan Mitchell is a serial entrepreneur, previously co-founding Guardians of Honor, a grants management, research and evaluation government contract consulting firm. After living in Loudoun County for more than 20 years and serving as a board member for STEM for Her, vice chair of the Loudoun Chamber’s GovCon Committee, and a recently appointed member of Loudoun’s Economic Development Advisory Commission, Mitchell prioritized locating her latest venture in Loudoun.

Athari Biosciences, a rapid-growth, minority- and woman-owned startup focused on improving equity and inclusion across all facets of healthcare, announced it has selected Loudoun County, Virginia, for its new corporate headquarters. The project includes a wet lab, a tech lab, research and development and office space and is expected to open in early 2022. The project is expected to create 50 jobs with a total investment of $5 million.

“The word ‘Athari’ means ‘impact’ in Swahili. Progress happens when we unite the best and brightest minds through a common purpose, and the place to do that is in Loudoun County,” Mitchell said. “Loudoun’s ready access to smart people, wet and tech lab space, and the populations we serve, make it the perfect place for our health equity accelerator.