Nicholas G. Galakatos

Venrock Associates is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1969. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs. It manufactures and markets prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease, and respiratory. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

Hypnion, Inc. discovered and developed neuroscience drugs. It focused on the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of central nervous system disorders to serve the underserved markets of sleep and wake-alertness disorders and circadian rhythm abnormalities. The company was founded in 2000 and was headquartered in Lexington, MA.

TransForm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures drugs. It integrates pharmaceutical sciences, materials science and high throughput experimentation by enabling novel technology. The company was founded by Nicholas Galakatos in 1999 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Clarus Ventures LLC (Clarus Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Blackstone, Inc. founded in 2005 by Nicholas G. Galakatos. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Taligen Therapeutics is a biotechnology company pioneering a new approach to treating inflammatory and immune diseases by regulating the complement system, a potent and ubiquitous immune pathway. Based on new insights and unique proprietary technology related to complement biology, Taligen is building a deep product candidate pipeline of novel protein therapeutics which selectively identify, target and concentrate on inflammatory tissues. Taligen's targeted drugs have been shown to naturally and broadly control aberrant inflammation in a broad array of genetic, orphan and large market diseases. Founded in 2004, Taligen Therapeutics maintains its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. Its products include Ninlaro and Velcade. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Novartis Corp. manufactures pharmaceuticals, vaccines, consumer health, generics, eye care and animal health products. It manufactures drugs for oncology, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded on November 15, 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

IVERIC bio, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The firm engages in discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat ophthalmic diseases, with a focus on age-related and orphan retinal diseases. Its product candidates include Zimura and Gene Therapy. The company was founded by David R. Guyer and Samir Chandrakant Patel on January 5, 2007 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engaged in the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics in the areas of thrombosis, other hematologic disorders, and inflammation. It offers Andexxa and Bevyxxa medicines. The company was founded by Charles J. Homcy and David R. Philips on September 2, 2003 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Caliper Technologies Corp. is a private company that provides microfluidic technology and laboratory automation solutions to the life science, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries worldwide. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. The company was founded by J. Michael Ramsey.

Entasis Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on the discovey, development, and commercialization of novel antibacterial prodcuts to treat serious infections caused by multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Its pipeline includes ETX2514SUL, targeting Acinetobacter baumannii infections; ETX0282CPDP, targeting Enterobacteriaceae infections; a Non-Beta-lactam PBP inhibitor, targeting Gram-negative infections; and zoliflodacin, targeting Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The company was founded by Manoussos Perros in May 2015 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research operates a research facility for cancer cure development. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Link Medicine Corp. develops disease modifying neurodegenerative therapies. The company was founded by Edward I. Rudman, Peter T. Lansbury, David Neafus and Adam J. Rosenberg in 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Nuvelution Pharma, Inc. provides solutions for R&D companies in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The firm leverages its knowledge, experience and relationships in the Pharma and Biotech industries to deploy capital in risk-sharing collaborations with companies where product development can be facilitated by both capital and human resources, making this model an essential tool for pharma and biotech companies to bring products to the market. The company was founded by Sanford S. Zweifach and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Syrrx, Inc. used to develops drugs. Its focus was on creating novel therapies for cancer, metabolic diseases and inflammation. The company was the technology leader in the field of structural proteomics, the process of generating protein structures from genetic information. It was headquartered in San Diego, CA

Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company. The firm engages in the development and commercialization of products for the hospital, rare disease and adjacent specialty care settings. It acquires, develops and commercializes prescription pharmaceutical drugs. The company was founded on October 31, 2008 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Entasis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel antibacterial products for serious drug-resistant bacterial infections. Its anti-infective discovery platform has produced a pipeline of differentiated programs, which is bacterial infections, including ETX2514SUL (targeting Acinetobacter baumannii infections), ETX0282CPDP (targeting Enterobacteriaceae infections), Non-Beta-lactam PBP inhibitor, and Zoliflodacin. The company was founded in May 2015 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Talaris Therapeutics, Inc. is a late-clinical stage cell therapy company, which engages in the development of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The company was founded by Suzanne Ildstad on February 15, 2002 and is headquartered in Wellesley, MA.

Anthos Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative therapies for high-risk cardiovascular patients. It offers MAA868, an antibody directed at Factor XI and XIa, key components of the intrinsic coagulation pathway. The company was founded by Paris Panayiotopoulos, Ari Brettman and Jonathan E. Freeman in 2018 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Blackstone Life Sciences Advisors LLC (Blackstone Life Sciences) is a private equity subsidiary of Blackstone, Inc. founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in New York.

BioMed Realty LP owns, acquires, develops, redevelops, leases, manages laboratory and office space. The company was founded on April 30, 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.