Network origin in Vinayak Nikam first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
Vivo Capital LLC
 Vivo Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vivo Capital LLC (Vivo Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Frank C. Kung and Edgar G. Engleman. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 44 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Vinayak Nikam via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Christian University | College/University | Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree 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 | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate 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 | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Vivo Co-Invest (S) LP | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | ||
NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company which focuses on the development and commercialization of products for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The company was founded by Mahendra G. Shah on September 25, 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The firm focuses on the clinical and commercial development of products such as SP-102: a non-opioid epidural steroid injectable potentially for the treatment of Lumbosacral radicular pain. The company was founded by Mahendra G. Shah in 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Tsinghua University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Genelabs Technologies, Inc.
 Genelabs Technologies, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Genelabs Technologies, Inc. discovery and development of pharmaceutical products to improve human health. The company was founded by Brian D. Frenzel and Frank C. Kung in 1983 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Founder Chief Executive Officer | |
SCILEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 SCILEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology SCILEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. It acquires late-stage clinical development and sales and marketing of generic and branded generic products. Its product includes ZTlido. The company was founded by Anthony P. Mack and William Pedranti in 2011 and is headquartered in Berwyn, PA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| BOLT BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Founder | |
| SOLENO THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| TOT BIOPHARM INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Chairman | |
| CRINETICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
MacuLogix, Inc.
 MacuLogix, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services MacuLogix, Inc. engages in the early detection and tracking of retinal diseases. Its AdaptDx is the first practical measurement tool for dark adaptation which provides doctors with an easy-to-use functional test similar to routine perimetry testing for glaucoma. The company also provides macular degeneration services. The company was founded by John G. Edwards and Gregory R. Jackson in 2004 and is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Shanghai Rarestone Health Tech Group Co. Ltd.
 Shanghai Rarestone Health Tech Group Co. Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Shanghai Rarestone Health Tech Group Co. Ltd. is a Chinese company that focuses on rare disease therapy and self-management information through internet information. The company is based in Huangpu, China. The company also operates and promote medical devices and communication platforms. The CEO of the company is Shawn Xiang. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Fudan University | College/University | Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons | College/University | Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
Peking University
 Peking University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Medeor Therapeutics, Inc.
 Medeor Therapeutics, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Medeor Therapeutics, Inc. engages in medical industry. It provides services which are dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative and personalized cellular therapeutics. The company was founded by Samuel Strober, Edgar Engleman, Robert Lowsky, and Chih Ping in 2012 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. | Medical/Nursing Services | Founder Director/Board Member | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Pandion Operations, Inc.
 Pandion Operations, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pandion Operations, Inc. develops drugs for autoimmune, inflammatory, and transplant indications. The company was founded by Anthony J. Coyle, Jo Viney, Alan Crane, and David Sachs in 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
Purigen Biosystems, Inc.
 Purigen Biosystems, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Purigen Biosystems, Inc. engages in extracting, enriching and quantifying DNA and RNA from biological samples. The company was founded in 2012 by Amy Hiddessen, Klint Rose and Juan Santiago and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member | |
| PANDION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member | |
| Codon Capital | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
Roche Ventures
 Roche Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Roche Ventures is the venture investment division of the pharmaceutical company F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Roche Holding AG (SWX:ROG). The group is headquartered in Basel with operations and affiliates worldwide, and is a world leader in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. The firm was founded in 2002. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
| Oberlin College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
Bonum Therapeutics, Inc.
 Bonum Therapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bonum Therapeutics, Inc. is a privately held American company that focuses on generating a new class of therapeutics based on a proven technology platform. Bonum Therapeutics is based in an undisclosed location and was founded in 2022 by the Good Therapeutics team. The company's technology utilizes principles of allosteric regulation to create highly active and less toxic medicines, which can be applied to a wide range of therapeutic areas, including oncology, autoimmunity, metabolic disorders, and pain management. The company's molecules combine a sensor component directed against a specific biological marker and a therapeutic component. The company is backed by a group of leading venture investors, including Codon Capital, Roche Venture Fund, RiverVest Venture Partners, 3x5 Partners, Digitalis Ventures, and Vivo Capital. The company was founded by John Mulligan, who has been the CEO since incorporation. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
EpiBiologics, Inc.
 EpiBiologics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services EpiBiologics, Inc. is an American biotech company that is developing a protein degradation platform to target membrane and extracellular proteins. The company is headquartered in an undisclosed location and is backed by leading healthcare investors. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. EpiBiologics' proprietary epitac platform is an antibody-based system that can precisely degrade disease-driving proteins in a tissue-specific manner. EpiBiologics aims to develop first-in-class and targeted therapies for cancer, immunology, and neurological diseases. The company was founded in 2022 by Dr. Jim Wells of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Ann Lee-Karlon has been the CEO of the company since 2023. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director of Finance/CFO | |
Good Therapeutics, Inc.
 Good Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Good Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It develops "context-dependent" protein drugs that sense biomarkers and respond with a therapeutic activity. The company was founded by John Mulligan in 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member | |
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops broad-spectrum antifungal agents for the treatment of life-threatening fungal infections. The firm's compound APX001, shows broad-spectrum activity in animal models of invasive fungal infection by common species of Candida and Aspergillus. It develops oral and injectable anti-infective drugs, including protease inhibitors and antibiotics. The company was founded by André Marquis, Mitchell W. Mutz and Gerry Crabtree in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Founder | |
Jasper Tx Corp.
 Jasper Tx Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Jasper Tx Corp. operates as a biotechnology company. It engages in the clinical development of novel therapies. The company was founded by Susan S. Prohaska and Judith Shizuru and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member | |
| Goldsmiths College University of London | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
| HANGJIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Chemicals: Specialty | Director/Board Member | |
| CHINA ANIMAL HEALTHCARE LTD. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member | |
The Blackstone Group
 The Blackstone Group Investment ManagersFinance Part of Blackstone, Inc., The Blackstone Group enables leading energy companies to build enterprises at scale that can deliver clean, reliable and affordable energy to help meet needs. The company is based in Beijing, China. The Chinese company invests in companies shaping the future, helping emerging leaders become champions through the power of the Blackstone platform. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| SINOVAC BIOTECH LTD. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member | |
Blackstone (Shanghai) Equity Invt Mgmt Co. Ltd.
 Blackstone (Shanghai) Equity Invt Mgmt Co. Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Part of Blackstone, Inc., Blackstone (Shanghai) Equity Invt Mgmt Co. Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides investment management services. The company is based in Shime Yi, China. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Labcyte, Inc.
 Labcyte, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Labcyte, Inc. operates as a biotechnology tools company that manufactures and markets echo liquid handling systems. It offers liquid handling, automation and consumables. The company was founded by Richard Nathan Ellson and Mark D. Fischer-Colbrie and A. Mark Bramwell in October 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Medical/Nursing Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Rgenta Therapeutics, Inc.
 Rgenta Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Rgenta Therapeutics, Inc. manufactures medicines for oncology and neurological disorders. The company was founded by Simon Xi, Travis Wager, and Zhiping Weng and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member | |
| CROWN BIOSCIENCE INTERNATIONAL | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member | |
| OCERA THERAPEUTICS INC | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Patricia Industries AB
 Patricia Industries AB Investment ManagersFinance Patricia Industries AB (Patricia Industries) is a private equity subsidiary of Investor AB founded in 1972. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal |
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International
| United States | 36 |
| China | 11 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
Sectoral
| Health Technology | 26 |
| Consumer Services | 11 |
| Finance | 7 |
| Health Services | 4 |
| Commercial Services | 4 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 152 |
| Private Equity Investor | 39 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 34 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 33 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 30 |
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| Jack Nielsen | 38 |
| Mahendra Shah | 35 |
| Edgar Engleman | 29 |
| Hong Bo Lu | 28 |
| Frank Kung | 22 |
| Gaurav Aggarwal | 21 |
| Scott Whitcup | 18 |
| Shan Fu | 17 |
| Mitchell Mutz | 16 |
| Sean Lo | 9 |
| Yuh-Geng Tsay | 8 |
| John Massad | 6 |
| David Liu | 5 |
| Fabianne Nordenson | 5 |
| Kevin Dai | 4 |
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