Sakae Asanuma
Chief Executive Officer at Taiho Ventures LLC
Network origin in Sakae Asanuma first degree
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Carnegie Mellon University
 Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 119 |
Axial Therapeutics, Inc.
 Axial Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Axial Therapeutics, Inc. provides biopharmaceuticals. It is harnessing the link between the human get microbiome and the central nervous system to develop a new class of biotherapeutics to improve the quality of life for people with neurological diseases and disorders. The company was founded by Sarkis Mazmanian and David H. Donabedian and is headquartered in Boston, MA.
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| Holding Company | Pharmaceuticals: Major | 14 |
| Public Company | Pharmaceuticals: Major | 11 | |
STORM Therapeutics Ltd.
 STORM Therapeutics Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Storm Therapeutics Ltd. develops small molecule drugs that target RNA-modifying enzymes. It offers research and development of drug molecules for the treatment of specific cancers. The company was founded by Anthony Kouzarides and Eric Miska on April 21, 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.
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| Holding Company | Biotechnology | 9 |
Orna Therapeutics, Inc.
 Orna Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Orna Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company that designs and delivers fully engineered circular RNA therapeutics to treat diseases. Orna Therapeutics is based in Cambridge, MA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's proprietary platform combines novel technology to create RNA that drives protein expression with validated and unique delivery solutions. Orna has many advantages over traditional approaches, including simplified production, improved formulatability, and superior protein expression. The company was founded by Daniel Anderson, Raffaella Squilloni, Alex Wesselhoeft, and the CEO is Thomas M. Barnes.
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| Holding Company | Biotechnology | 7 |
Taiho Ventures LLC
 Taiho Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Taiho Ventures LLC (Taiho Ventures) is a venture and private equity subsidiary of Taiho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 6 |
Astellas Venture Management LLC
 Astellas Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Astellas Venture Management LLC (Astellas Venture Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Astellas Pharma Inc founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 3 |
Cullinan Pearl Corp.
 Cullinan Pearl Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Part of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Cullinan Pearl Corp. is a company that develops an orally available tyrosine kinase inhibitor. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The CEO of the company is Nadim Ahmed. Cullinan Pearl was acquired by Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. from Cullinan Oncology, Inc. on June 23, 2022 for $405 million.
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| Subsidiary | Biotechnology | 2 |
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co.
 Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. is engaged in the provision of life insurance services. Its business activities include individual insurance marketing, general agent marketing, group insurance marketing, underwriting, policyholder services, claim payments, asset management and international insurance services. The company was founded on July 9, 1881 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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| Private Company | Life/Health Insurance | 1 |
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Companies connected to Sakae Asanuma via their personal network
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|---|---|---|---|
MPM BioImpact, Inc
 MPM BioImpact, Inc Investment ManagersFinance MPM Bioimpact Inc (MPM Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Ansbert K. Gadicke and Luke B. Evnin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Investment Managers | Founder Consultant / Advisor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| CULLINAN THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
Renagade Therapeutics, Inc.
 Renagade Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Renagade Therapeutics, Inc. is an American US-based company that aims to overcome the limitations of RNA medicines by applying their comprehensive deliver, code, edit, insert technologies to precisely correct disease on an unprecedented scale. The company has developed a broad portfolio of RNA delivery systems, which profoundly expand the array of addressable diseases. The company's proprietary, synergistic toolkit allows them to precisely deliver, code, edit, and insert RNA medicines to treat any disease, anywhere in the body. Renagade is built on a foundation of proprietary delivery technologies to unlock previously inaccessible cells, reprogramming cells with superior expression using the leading RNA coding platform via joint venture with Orna Therapeutics, enabling curative therapies by permanently correcting defective genes with proprietary technology, and industry-leading all-RNA system to enable exon or large gene insertions as a gene therapy 2.0 platform. Renagade is backed by MPM BioImpact and F2 Ventures, leading financial groups who have supported the development of over 50 products to market. | Biotechnology | Founder Director/Board Member Founder | |
Bioimpact Capital LLC
 Bioimpact Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance MPM BioImpact LLC (MPM BioImpact) is a venture capital firm a subsidiary of MPM Bioimpact Inc founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| University of Illinois | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| CHIMERIX, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO Chairman | |
| University of Pittsburgh | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
| University of Cambridge | College/University | Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Enliken, Inc.
 Enliken, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Enliken, Inc. develops a dashboard that allows users to be transparent with the data. The company was founded by Avniel Dravid and Marc Guldimann in August 2011 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. | Data Processing Services | Founder Chief Executive Officer | |
Jnana Therapeutics, Inc.
 Jnana Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Jnana Therapeutics, Inc. provides drug development services. The firm focuses on immunometabolism changing the metabolic pathways in immune cells to affect function; lysosomal function and mucosal defense. The company was founded by Stuart L. Schreiber, Ramnik Xavier, Joanne Kotz and Joel C. Barrish and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Seventure Partners SA
 Seventure Partners SA Investment ManagersFinance Seventure Partners SA (Seventure) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Natixis SA founded in 1997. Seventure Partners SA is headquartered in Paris. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
TargEDys SA
 TargEDys SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology TargEDys SA develops microbiome-based solutions for appetite regulation. It provides humanity with easy means of regulating their eating behaviors for the third millennium. The company was founded by Pierre Dechelotte and Gregory Lambert 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
RA Capital Management LP
 RA Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance RA Capital Management LP (RA Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Peter Kolchinsky in 2004. RA Capital provides discretionary investment advisory services to Healthcare Funds and the Nexus Funds which are open only to certain financially sophisticated and high net-worth individuals and entities. | Investment Managers | Founder Analyst-Equity | |
Pfizer Venture Investments LLC
 Pfizer Venture Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pfizer Ventures Investments LLC (Pfizer Ventures Investments) is a venture capital subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
MISSION Therapeutics Ltd.
 MISSION Therapeutics Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology MISSION Therapeutics Ltd. develops small molecule drugs targeting enzymes involved in cancer and other diseases. It focuses on selectively targeting deubiquitylating enzymes to treat cancer, neurodegenerative and other diseases. The company was founded by Stephen Jackson Philip, Xavier Jacq, Niall M. B. Martin and Keith Menear in 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Autifony Therapeutics Ltd.
 Autifony Therapeutics Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Autifony Therapeutics Ltd. discovers and develops new pharmaceutical treatments treat hearing disorders. The firm focuses on the treatment of hearing disorders, including noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus. The company was founded by Charles H. Large and Giuseppe S. Alvaro in 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
GlaxoSmithKline LLC
 GlaxoSmithKline LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology GlaxoSmithKline LLC engages in discovering, developing, and delivering medicines, vaccines, and other healthcare products. It offers prescription medicines that treat various diseases, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, herpes, asthma, migraine, and heart diseases, as well as stomach and skin problems, infections, and flu. It also provides vaccines for children and adults; and over-the-counter products. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| NEXTCURE, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| KYMERA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| USC Marshall School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| VERASTEM, INC. | Biotechnology | Founder Director/Board Member | |
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
 The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
TriNetX, LLC
 TriNetX, LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services TriNetX, Inc. provides an online data network for collaborative research. It enables hospitals, academic medical centers, physician networks, practices, and pharmaceuticals to participate in collaborative research and a public and private sustainability model for research informatics. The company was founded by Bard Geesaman in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| ALLOVIR, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| ITEOS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Queen's University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Doctorate Degree | |
ElevateBio LLC
 ElevateBio LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology ElevateBio LLC is a biotechnology holding company, which creates and operates a broad portfolio of cell and gene therapy companies. It builds single and multi-product companies by providing scientific founders with bench-to-bedside capabilities including scientists, manufacturing facilities, drug developers, and commercial expertise. The company was founded by David L. Hallal, Vikas Sinha, and Mitchell H. Finer and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| TCR2 THERAPEUTICS INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
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 | Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Vermont | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker)
 Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| ASTELLAS PHARMA INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| RADIUS HEALTH, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Mitobridge, Inc.
 Mitobridge, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Mitobridge, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the development and discovery of products for mitochondrial function. The firm also offers treatments for genetic, metabolic, and neurodegenerative disorders as well as diseases and conditions of aging. The company was founded by Kazumi Shiosaki, Andrew Dillin, Ronald M. Evans, Johan Auwerx and Robert H. Horvitz in October 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Artios Pharma Ltd.
 Artios Pharma Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Artios Pharma Ltd. manufactures pharmaceutical products. The firm develops a DNA Damage Response (DDR) is a cancer therapy. The company was founded by Niall Martin in May 2016 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Reunion Neuroscience, Inc.
 Reunion Neuroscience, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Reunion Neuroscience, Inc. operates drug discovery and development business. Its novel psychedelic drug development, committed to innovating therapeutic solutions for mental health conditions by developing proprietary serotonin receptor agonist compounds. The company was founded on October 1, 2020 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
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 | |
Chroma Therapeutics Ltd.
 Chroma Therapeutics Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Chroma Therapeutics Ltd. engages in the discovery and development of therapies for the treatment of cancer and inflammation. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs based upon chromatin biology and novel cell accumulation approaches. The firm uses chromatin biology, drug accumulation approaches to discover and develop cancer, inflammation treatments and small molecule drugs. The company was founded by David Allis, Alan Hornsby Davidson, Alan Hastings Drummond, Anthony Kouzarides and Paul Workman in September 2001 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom. | Biotechnology | Founder Founder | |
| Georgetown University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Photys Therapeutics, Inc.
 Photys Therapeutics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Photys Therapeutics, Inc. is a company based in Cambridge, MA that was founded by Longwood Fund and Dr. Amit Choudhary of Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The company is advancing phosphorylation inducing chimeric small molecules (PHICs), a proprietary new class of bifunctional medicines that direct and repair protein phosphorylation to treat a range of diseases including cancer, immune, metabolic, and rare diseases. PHICs enhance the pairing of specific kinases with disease target proteins, inducing precise phosphorylation at native and/or non-native sites, modulating key functions including activation, stabilization, trafficking, localization, phospho-antigen presentation, inactivation, degradation, and interactions of proteins. The company's approach unlocks diverse classes of targets, developing a new class of medicines for precise control of protein function. The company was founded by Amit Choudhary, David Steinberg, Edward Holson, Lizzie Ngo. David Steinberg has been the CEO since incorporation. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| ONCORUS, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member |
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International
| United States | 40 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| France | 3 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Japan | 2 |
Sectoral
| Health Technology | 29 |
| Consumer Services | 12 |
| Finance | 8 |
| Commercial Services | 3 |
| Technology Services | 2 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 421 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 184 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 81 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 80 |
| Founder | 57 |
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| Ansbert Gadicke | 56 |
| James Blair | 48 |
| David Coulter | 47 |
| Elaine Jones | 37 |
| Thomas Ebeling | 33 |
| Richard H. Aldrich | 31 |
| Edward Hu | 29 |
| Briggs Morrison | 26 |
| Ronald Renaud | 24 |
| Bobby G. Soni | 23 |
| Eric Forquenot de la Fortelle | 19 |
| Alon Lazarus | 18 |
| Hakan Goker | 18 |
| Derek DiRocco | 17 |
| Tim Edwards | 16 |
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