Sharon Townson
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer at MONTE ROSA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Network origin in Sharon Townson first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Company | Biotechnology | 18 | |
Warp Drive Bio, Inc.
 Warp Drive Bio, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Warp Drive Bio, Inc. focused on proprietary genomic technology to discover drugs of natural origin. The firm deployed proprietary platforms Genome Mining and Small Molecule Assisted Receptor Targeting (SMART) to discover and develop novel molecules addressing new pharmacologic mechanisms. The company was founded by Gregory L. Verdine, George McDonald Church, and James A. Wells in 2012 and was headquartered in Cambridge, MA.
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| Subsidiary | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 7 |
| Public Company | Biotechnology | 6 |
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Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Sharon Townson via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| CELGENE | Biotechnology | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
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 | |
| BIOGEN INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member | |
Roche Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Roche Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Roche Pharmaceuticals provides research and development services in the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. It also provides diagnostics and drugs for cancer and transplantation. The company is headquartered in Nutley, NJ. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
 Biotechnology Innovation Organization Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Founder Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
| AILERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Founder Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
Ivantis, Inc.
 Ivantis, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ivantis, Inc. develops technology to treat ophthalmic diseases. The firm develops solutions for glaucoma and offers an intracanalicular scaffold or implantable device that relieves high intraocular pressures in patients. It provides its solutions for use in clinical trials to ophthalmology specialists. Ivantis was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member | |
| Brown University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| Michigan State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Masters Business Admin Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Duke University
 Duke University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
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 | Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
Bain & Co., Inc.
 Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
NEA Management Co. LLC
 NEA Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
| INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Founder Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
Versant Venture Management LLC
 Versant Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Versant Venture Management LLC (Versant Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Brian Atwood, Samuel Colella, Bill Link and Ross Jaffe. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Basel and Vancouver. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| CVRX, INC. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member | |
| Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | College/University | Doctorate Degree | |
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc.
 Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc. conducts biomedical researches. It focuses in the areas of oncology, ophthalmology, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, neuroscience, and cardiovascular conditions, other focus areas include discovery chemistry, biologics, pathway biology, and translational medicine. The company was founded on September 10, 2002 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| NEVRO CORP. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member | |
Adaptimmune Ltd.
 Adaptimmune Ltd. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Adaptimmune Ltd. develops T cell therapies to treat cancer, human immunodeficiency virus, and infectious diseases. It utilizes the T cell to target and destroy cancerous and infected cells by using affinity T cell receptor proteins as a means of strengthening patient T cell responses. The company was founded by Bent K. Jakobsen, James Julian Noble and Helena Katrina Tayton-Martin in 2008 and is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member | |
| IMV INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member | |
H3 Biomedicine, Inc.
 H3 Biomedicine, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Part of Eisai Co., Ltd., H3 Biomedicine, Inc. is a precision oncology research and development subsidiary based in Cambridge, MA. The company is uniquely positioned to integrate real-world clinical evidence with the latest advances in cancer genomics. H3 is developing a pipeline of highly targeted, breakthrough medicines that have the potential to impact the future of cancer care and treatment. The CEO of the company is Takashi Owa. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member | |
ClarVista Medical, Inc.
 ClarVista Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology ClarVista Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on the novel solutions in ophthalmology. It develops the harmoni modular intra-ocular lens systems to optimize vision in the setting of cataract surgery. The company was founded by Paul McLean and Robert E. Atkinson in 2012 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member | |
| DECIBEL THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Biotechnology | Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | |
Cardionomic, Inc.
 Cardionomic, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Cardionomic, Inc. engages in the development of medical devices. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New Brighton, MN. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member | |
Fore Biotherapeutics, Inc.
 Fore Biotherapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Fore Biotherapeutics, Inc. develops tumor specific driver mutations. It offers fully automated live-cell screening from NGS data. The company was founded by Haim Gil-Ad and Yoram Altschuler in 2011 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| RELAY THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Biotechnology | Founder Director/Board Member | |
| BLACK DIAMOND THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
| Institute For Biomedical Entrepreneurship, Inc. | Founder | ||
Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG
 Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG develops, manufactures and distributes cancer drugs that modulate protein degradation pathways. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Bright Peak Therapeutics AG
 Bright Peak Therapeutics AG BiotechnologyHealth Technology Bright Peak Therapeutics AG engages in the development of engineered cytokines for immuno-oncology indications. The company is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Dren Bio, Inc.
 Dren Bio, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Dren Bio, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It focuses on protein engineering technologies for depletion of cells, protein aggregates, and other disease-causing agents. The company was founded by John Wesley and Nenad Tomasevic in 2019 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| ZENTALIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
Bright Peak Therapeutics, Inc.
 Bright Peak Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Part of Bright Peak Therapeutics AG, Bright Peak Therapeutics, Inc. develops immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded by Vijaya R. Pattabiraman, Jeffrey Bode. The CEO is Fredrik Wiklund. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Incendia Therapeutics, Inc.
 Incendia Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Incendia Therapeutics, Inc. develops a novel class of anti-cancer therapies. The company is based in Boston, MA. The company was founded in 2003 by Laurent Audoly, Colin Glenn Begley, Olga Granaturova, Guy Travis Clifton. Laurent Audoly has been the CEO since 2003. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Founder Director/Board Member | |
Launchpad Therapeutics, Inc.
 Launchpad Therapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Launchpad Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel therapeutics. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member President | |
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 Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member |
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International
| United States | 43 |
| Switzerland | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 3 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
Sectoral
| Health Technology | 29 |
| Consumer Services | 10 |
| Commercial Services | 6 |
| Finance | 5 |
| Health Services | 3 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 178 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 69 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 43 |
| Founder | 32 |
| Chairman | 29 |
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| Andrew Schiff | 35 |
| Ali Behbahani | 34 |
| Steven Holtzman | 28 |
| Alexis Borisy | 25 |
| Gregory Verdine | 25 |
| Chandra Paul Leo | 22 |
| Alexander Mayweg | 18 |
| Christine Siu | 15 |
| Rachel King | 14 |
| Kimberly Blackwell | 13 |
| Anthony Manning | 12 |
| Christopher O’Donnell | 11 |
| Min Wang | 11 |
| John Castle | 11 |
| Markus Warmuth | 11 |
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