Nithya Desikan
Director/Board Member at Corium LLC
Network origin in Nithya Desikan first degree
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| Public Company | Pharmaceuticals: Major | 33 |
| Public Company | Biotechnology | 15 | |
Gurnet Point Capital LLC
 Gurnet Point Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Gurnet Point Capital LLC (Gurnet Point Capital) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Fereydoun Firouz. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 14 |
Corium LLC
 Corium LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology Corium LLC is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company that specializes in developing and commercializing novel neuroscience therapies. Corium is based in Grand Rapid, MI, and the CEO of the private company is Perry J. Sternberg. The company provides clinicians with important treatment options for patients, their families, and their caregivers.
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| Private Company | Biotechnology | 4 |
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Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Nithya Desikan via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMGEN INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| MERCK & CO., INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Schering-Plough Corp.
 Schering-Plough Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Schering Plough Corp. manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, consumer and animal health care products. The firm discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Operating Officer Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology 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. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director of Finance/CFO Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Genzyme Corp.
 Genzyme Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Medical Specialties | President Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Bioverativ Therapeutics, Inc.
 Bioverativ Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Bioverativ Therapeutics, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. It develops medicines for chronic diseases such as hemophilia, anemia, multiple sclerosis, and autoimmune disorders. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | President Corporate Officer/Principal | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
| GSK PLC | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Doctorate Degree | |
| College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts) | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Boston University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| BLUEBIRD BIO, INC. | Biotechnology | Chief Operating Officer Director/Board Member | |
| Colby College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Yale University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Northeastern University
 Northeastern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. | College/University | Director/Board Member Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| University of Michigan | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Association of Corporate Counsel
 Association of Corporate Counsel Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Association of Corporate Counsel is a bar association that promotes the common professional and business interests of in-house counsel through information, education, networking, and advocacy. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Joining ACC provides access to valuable, supportive resources for every stage of your career. Veta T. Richardson has been the CEO of the American company since 2011. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| CORIUM INTERNATIONAL INC | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Chairman Director/Board Member | |
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
 Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. develops and markets pharmaceutical products. It offers metabolic and cardiovascular, respiratory and immunology, central nervous system, oncology, and general medicine products. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Biogen Idec, Inc. (North Carolina)
 Biogen Idec, Inc. (North Carolina) Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Part of Biogen, Inc., Biogen Idec, Inc. (North Carolina) is a pharmaceutical company based in Durham, NC. The company develops pharmaceutical products. Michel Pericles Vounatsos has been the CEO of the company since 2016. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Executive Officer Director of Finance/CFO Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC
 Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC is a pharmaceutical company that provides free medicines and adult vaccines to qualified patients through their Merck Patient Assistance Program. The company is based in Boston, MA and is a part of Merck & Co., Inc. and its affiliates. The company also offers information about insurance coverage and financial assistance options for eligible patients. The company conducts clinical trials and provides medical information covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine through their Merck Manuals. Additionally, they report on their commitment to operating responsibly to benefit society through their corporate responsibility program, which includes their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report. Merck for Mothers is an initiative to create a world where no woman has to die giving life. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Harvard Medical School | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Allergan GI Corp.
 Allergan GI Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Allergan GI Corp. develops peptide therapeutics for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. It provides RM-493 a small-peptide melanocortin-4 receptor agonist, for the treatment of obesity and diabetes, and RM-131 a small-peptide ghrelin agonist, for the treatment of diabetic gastro paresis and other gastrointestinal functional disorders. The company was founded by Bart Henderson and Elizabeth Stoner in 2008 and is headquartered in Madison, NJ. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
| UMass Chan Medical School | College/University | Doctorate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Crossover Health, Inc.
 Crossover Health, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Crossover Health, Inc. provides worksite health and wellness services. It offers primary, ancillary, and advanced services, includes urgent care, occupational health, preventive care, chronic disease management, health risk assessment, health education, health coaching, biometrics, physical therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, specialist preferred network, care coordination, health analytics, and remote care. The company was founded by Scott Shreeve in 2010 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Excellentia Global Partners
 Excellentia Global Partners Financial ConglomeratesFinance Excellentia Global Partners is a life sciences investment bank that works with life science companies, medical device, diagnostic/proteomics companies. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company connects its life science clients with sources of capital in the venture capital and private equity arena. The CEO of the company is Keith M. Gottesdiener. | Financial Conglomerates | Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Boston Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Boston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Boston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that leverages a drug development team to advance a portfolio of high value candidates that address important unmet medical needs. The company was founded by Robert Armstrong and Chris Viehbacher and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Founder Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
| FULCRUM THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| BIOVERATIV INC | Biotechnology | Chief Executive Officer General Counsel Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | |
BEFORE Brands, Inc.
 BEFORE Brands, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables BEFORE Brands, Inc. engages in the provision of pediatric nutritional products. It offers the SpoonfulOne, a line of childhood nutritional products designed to reduce food allergy development risk with key allergens. The company was founded by Ashley Ledbetter Dombkowski and Kari Nadeau in 2015 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Food: Specialty/Candy | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
| VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO Chief Operating Officer | |
Tremeau Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Tremeau Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Tremeau Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the developing and delivering of non-opioid pain therapies. The firm product includes TRM-201 (rofecoxib). The company was founded by Bradford C. Sippy and Mark H. N. Corrigan in 2016 and is headquartered in Concord, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| X4 PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Biotechnology | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Director/Board Member | |
Minovia Therapeutics Ltd.
 Minovia Therapeutics Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Minovia Therapeutics Ltd. is a clinical stage company based in Tirat Carmel, Israel. Minovia Therapeutics is developing a therapeutic platform called mitochondrial augmentation technology (mat) that targets the root cause of diseases generated by mitochondrial dysfunction. The platform enriches patients' hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells with healthy mitochondria isolated from an allogeneic or syngeneic source. The Israeli company's initial clinical focus is on rare mitochondrial diseases for which there are no approved treatments, and the lead product, mnv-201, is composed of autologous hematopoietic stem cells enriched with healthy allogeneic mitochondria. Minovia Therapeutics completed an ind enabled phase i/ii clinical trial in Pearson syndrome, a fatal pediatric disease, and is planning to accelerate the clinical development for Pearson syndrome and expand the pipeline to other hematological/mitochondrial-related diseases. The company was founded in 2012 by Natalie Yivgi-Ohana, Uriel Halavee, Ephraim Aharonson, and Natalie Yivgi-Ohana has been the CEO since 2012. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc.
 Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It focuses on the immune system to prevent, treat, and cure cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Noubar Afeyan and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chief Executive Officer Chief Administrative Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Alladapt Immunotherapeutics, Inc.
 Alladapt Immunotherapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Alladapt Immunotherapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company developing prescription therapeutics targeting food allergy. The company was founded by Ashley Dombkowski and Kari Nadeau in 2018 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| NEUROSENSE THERAPEUTICS LTD. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
Third Rock Ventures LLC
 Third Rock Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Third Rock Ventures LLC (Third Rock Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Mark Levin, Robert Tepper, Kevin Starr and Nick Leschly. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor |
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International
| United States | 47 |
| Israel | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
Sectoral
| Health Technology | 26 |
| Consumer Services | 17 |
| Commercial Services | 5 |
| Finance | 4 |
| Health Services | 2 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 206 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 139 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 45 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 45 |
| Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 38 |
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| Christopher Viehbacher | 37 |
| George Scangos | 33 |
| Neil Exter | 33 |
| Stacey Seltzer | 21 |
| Joanne Viney | 18 |
| Sophie Kornowski-Bonnet | 16 |
| Adriana Karaboutis | 16 |
| John Cox | 15 |
| Olivier Danos | 15 |
| Spyridon Artavanis-Tsakonas | 15 |
| Paul Clancy | 14 |
| David S. Moore | 13 |
| Keith Gottesdiener | 13 |
| Leonardus H. T. van der Ploeg | 12 |
| Alpna Seth | 11 |
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