Eric S. Lander
Founder at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Profile
Founder of 7 different companies, notably: Foundation Medicine, Inc., Verastem, Inc. and BioNTech US, Inc. Eric S.
Lander is an entrepreneur is on the board of The Innocence Project and Professor-Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (he founded the company in 1990) and Professor-System Biology at Harvard Medical School.
In his past career he held the position of President & Director at The Broad Institute, Inc. (he founded the company in 2003), Strategic Advisor at The Courtagen Group LLC, Member of Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Director at Infinity Discovery, Inc., Independent Director at BioNTech US, Inc. and Independent Director at Codiak BioSciences, Inc.
He received a doctorate from the University of Oxford and an undergraduate degree from Princeton University.
Eric S. Lander active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Founder | 1989-12-31 |
Harvard Medical School | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2003-12-31 |
The Innocence Project | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Eric S. Lander
Companies | Position | End |
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CODIAK BIOSCIENCES | Founder | 2021-01-24 |
NEON THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Founder | 2020-05-05 |
INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2016-10-31 |
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. | Director/Board Member | 2007-05-09 |
Infinity Discovery, Inc. | Founder | 2006-09-11 |
Training of Eric S. Lander
University of Oxford | Doctorate Degree |
Princeton University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
Listed companies | 2 |
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INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Health Technology |
VERASTEM, INC. | Health Technology |
Private companies | 9 |
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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. | Health Technology |
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research provides research and technology services. Its services include biomedical, genomics, and genetics for students. The company was founded by Edwin C. Whitehead in 1982 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Commercial Services |
Infinity Discovery, Inc. | |
The Broad Institute, Inc.
The Broad Institute, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology The Broad Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of research and development in biomedicals to cure infectious disease. Its scientific areas include chemical biology and therapeutics, genome regulation, cellular circuity and epigenomics, medical and population genetics, and metabolism. The company was founded by Eric S. Lander, Eli Broad and Edythe Broad in 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
Foundation Medicine, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Foundation Medicine, Inc. is a molecular information company, which engages in the provision of information on clinical treatment decisions for patients with cancer. The company was founded on January 10, 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Services |
The Courtagen Group LLC
The Courtagen Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Courtagen Group LLC is a venture capital firm located in Charlestown, Massachusetts. | Finance |
The Innocence Project | |
BioNTech US, Inc.
BioNTech US, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology BioNTech US, Inc. develops novel therapeutics leveraging neoantigen biology to treat cancer. It offers NEO-PV-01, a personalized neoantigen vaccine that builds upon initial clinical trials. The company was founded by James P. Allison, Edward J. Fritsch, Nir Hacohen, Eric S. Lander, Robert Schreiber, Ton Schumacher and Catherine Wu on October 21, 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Codiak BioSciences, Inc.
Codiak BioSciences, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Codiak BioSciences, Inc. engages in the development and manufacturing of exosomes. It engages in harnessing exosomes, therapeutic applications, diagnostic applications, and proprietary production. The firm develops engEx Platform, a proprietary and versatile exosome engineering and manufacturing platform, to expand upon the innate properties of exosomes to design novel exosome therapeutics. Codiak BioSciences was founded by Douglas E. William, Raghu Kalluri, and Eric S. Lander in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |