Richard H. Aldrich

Richard H. Aldrich

Founder at Longwood Fund Management LLC

69 year
Health Technology
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Rich Aldrich is a Founding Partner of Longwood Fund.
Rich has co-founded and helped to build several successful biotech companies including Sirtris Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SIRT acquired by GlaxoSmithKline); Concert Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CNCE) where he serves as Chair of the Board; and Longwood portfolio companies Alnara Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Eli Lilly in 2010), Verastem (NASDAQ: VSTM), Axial Therapeutics, and TScan Therapeutics.
Rich also serves as a Director of Longwood portfolio companies Axial, Renovia, Sitryx Therapeutics, and Colorescience.
Prior to co-founding Longwood, Rich co-founded RA Capital Management, LLC, a life sciences investment fund, in which he remains an investor.
Prior to co-founding RA Capital Management, LLC, he was a founding employee of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) where he held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer and managed all commercial and operating functions from 1989 to 2001.
Prior to Vertex, he held several management positions at Biogen Inc. Rich received his undergraduate degree from Boston College and an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.

Richard H. Aldrich active positions

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Founder 2010-11-30
Founder 2008-06-30
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R.A. Capital Associates, Inc. Corporate Officer/Principal -
Founder 2009-12-31
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Training of Richard H. Aldrich

Boston College Undergraduate Degree
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth Masters Business Admin

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VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

Health Technology

PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC.

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VERASTEM, INC.

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KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Health Technology

TSCAN THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Health Technology

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Renovia, Inc.

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Retail Trade

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Commercial Services

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R.A. Capital Associates, Inc.

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Health Technology

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