George Whitesides

Founder at

Arsenal Medical, Inc.

86 year

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George M.
Whitesides was the founder of GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1993), Semprius, Inc. (2005), MC10, Inc. (2008), Vitae Pharmaceuticals LLC (2001), OPKO Diagnostics LLC (2004), Arsenal Medical, Inc. (2005) where the title held was Director, Innoviva, Inc. (1996) where the title held was Independent Director, and Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. (2006) where the title held was Director.
Dr. Whitesides was also the founder of Genzyme Corp.,Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc.,Oxipital AI,Surface Logix LLC,Nano Terra, Inc...
Current positions included Director at Diagnostics for All and DataCule, Inc., Member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and American Philosophical Society, and Chief Scientific Advisor at Material Impact Management LLC.
Former positions include Director at Rohm & Haas Co. (2005–2009), Director at HRL Laboratories LLC, Director at Predicant Biosciences, Inc., Independent Director at Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (2013–2021), Professor at Harvard University, and Member at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1964–1982).
Education includes undergraduate degree from Harvard University (1960) and doctorate from California Institute of Technology (1964).

George Whitesides active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Arsenal Medical, Inc. Arsenal Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops biomaterials provides local therapy for important medical conditions across therapeutic areas	Founder	01/01/2005
American Academy of Arts & Sciences American Academy of Arts & Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as organization which honours excellence and convenes leaders	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
National Academy of Engineering National Academy of Engineering Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a professional membership organization	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
American Philosophical Society American Philosophical Society Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Diagnostics for All Diagnostics for All Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops diagnostics for health and agricultural purposes	Director/Board Member	-
DataCule, Inc. DataCule, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops data storage solution that changes the economics and environmental cost of securely archiving digital data	Director/Board Member	-
Material Impact Management LLC Material Impact Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Material Impact Management invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides equity financing for early stage capital requirements.	Consultant / Advisor	-

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Former positions of George Whitesides

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THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA, INC.	Director/Board Member	14/09/2021
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Private companies	27
Rohm & Haas Co. Rohm & Haas Co. Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries Manufactures specialty chemicals	Process Industries
GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops non-absorbed, polymer-based pharmaceuticals	Health Technology
Genzyme Corp. Genzyme Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops and manufactures therapies for rare diseases, multiple sclerosis, immunology & oncology	Health Technology
Arsenal Medical, Inc. Arsenal Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops biomaterials provides local therapy for important medical conditions across therapeutic areas	Health Technology
Surface Logix LLC Surface Logix LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures molecular drugs	Health Technology
Semprius, Inc. Semprius, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Develops transfer printing technology for manufacturing semiconductor devices	Producer Manufacturing
MC10, Inc. MC10, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures clinical metrics wearable medical devices	Health Technology
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
HRL Laboratories LLC HRL Laboratories LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides physical science and engineering services	Commercial Services
Innoviva, Inc. Innoviva, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a biopharmaceutical company that manufactures respiratory drugs	Health Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University	Finance
California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Vitae Pharmaceuticals LLC Vitae Pharmaceuticals LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a biopharmaceutical company that develops small molecule compounds	Health Technology
Predicant Biosciences, Inc. Predicant Biosciences, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Provides drug development services	Health Technology
Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc. Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops and commercializes molecular diagnostic tests for cancer	Health Technology
National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology	Commercial Services
American Academy of Arts & Sciences American Academy of Arts & Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as organization which honours excellence and convenes leaders	Commercial Services
National Academy of Engineering National Academy of Engineering Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a professional membership organization	Commercial Services
American Philosophical Society American Philosophical Society Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities	Commercial Services
Nano Terra, Inc. Nano Terra, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops and commercializes transformational products	Commercial Services
OPKO Diagnostics LLC OPKO Diagnostics LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Provides health services	Health Services
Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a clinical-stage therapeutics company which develops and commercializes novel integrated drugs for treatment of patients with ear, nose and throat and ENT diseases	Health Technology
Theravance Biopharma, Inc. Theravance Biopharma, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Engages in the discovery, development and commercialization of human therapeutics products for respiratory diseases	Health Technology
Diagnostics for All Diagnostics for All Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops diagnostics for health and agricultural purposes	Commercial Services
Soft Robotics, Inc. Soft Robotics, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Develops soft gripping, 3D vision and artificial intelligence solutions for industrial automation	Producer Manufacturing
Material Impact Management LLC Material Impact Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Material Impact Management invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides equity financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
DataCule, Inc. DataCule, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops data storage solution that changes the economics and environmental cost of securely archiving digital data	Technology Services