Jack Taunton
Director/Board Member at Terremoto Biosciences, Inc.
Profile
Jack Taunton was the founder of Principia Biopharma, Inc. (founded in 2008) where he held the title of Board Observer from 2008 to 2014.
He is also the founder of Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (founded in 2011), Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (founded in 2015), and Cedilla Therapeutics, Inc. (founded in 2017).
Dr. Taunton's current job(s) include being a Director at Terremoto Biosciences, Inc. and a Professor at The University of California, San Francisco since 2014.
In terms of education, Dr. Taunton attended Trinity University for his undergraduate degree and Harvard University for his doctorate.
Jack Taunton active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| The University of California, San Francisco | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Terremoto Biosciences, Inc.
 Terremoto Biosciences, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Terremoto Biosciences, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company that creates highly targeted, small molecule medicines with unmatched selectivity, potency, and efficacy to deliver superior therapeutic benefit to patients. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Terremoto is supported by leading investors, including OrbiMed, Third Rock Ventures, EcoR1 Capital, Novo Holdings, and Cormorant Capital. The company aims to expand the universe of drug targets and improve existing medicines by unleashing the power of covalent chemistry. Terremoto was founded by Peter A. Thompson and Matthew P. Jacobson, and Peter A. Thompson has been the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Jack Taunton
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Terremoto Biosciences, Inc.
Terremoto Biosciences, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Terremoto Biosciences, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company that creates highly targeted, small molecule medicines with unmatched selectivity, potency, and efficacy to deliver superior therapeutic benefit to patients. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Terremoto is supported by leading investors, including OrbiMed, Third Rock Ventures, EcoR1 Capital, Novo Holdings, and Cormorant Capital. The company aims to expand the universe of drug targets and improve existing medicines by unleashing the power of covalent chemistry. Terremoto was founded by Peter A. Thompson and Matthew P. Jacobson, and Peter A. Thompson has been the CEO since incorporation. | Chief Operating Officer | - |
Cedilla Therapeutics, Inc.
 Cedilla Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Cedilla Therapeutics, Inc. operats as a biotechnology company. It engages in discovering and exploiting insights into protein stability. The company was founded by Alan D. D?Andrea, Steve Gygi, Matthew P. Jacobson, William G. Kaelin, Jr. and Jack Taunton on September 6, 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Founder | - |
| PRINCIPIA BIOPHARMA INC. | Founder | - |
| KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES, INC. | Founder | - |
| GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Founder | - |
Training of Jack Taunton
| Trinity University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard University | Doctorate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 4 |
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Principia Biopharma, Inc.
 Principia Biopharma, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Principia Biopharma, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in designing and developing oral therapies to patients with significant unmet medical needs in immunology and oncology. It operates through Tailored Covalency platform, which enables to develop small molecule inhibitors of enzymes and receptor ligands with potencies and selectivities that rival those of injectable biologics, yet maintain the convenience of a pill. Its product pipeline includes PRN1008, PRN2246, PRN1371, and immunoproteasome inhibitor. The company was founded by Jack Taunton and Richard A. Miller on October 6, 2008 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. | Health Technology |
Cedilla Therapeutics, Inc.
Cedilla Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Cedilla Therapeutics, Inc. operats as a biotechnology company. It engages in discovering and exploiting insights into protein stability. The company was founded by Alan D. D?Andrea, Steve Gygi, Matthew P. Jacobson, William G. Kaelin, Jr. and Jack Taunton on September 6, 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Terremoto Biosciences, Inc.
Terremoto Biosciences, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Terremoto Biosciences, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company that creates highly targeted, small molecule medicines with unmatched selectivity, potency, and efficacy to deliver superior therapeutic benefit to patients. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Terremoto is supported by leading investors, including OrbiMed, Third Rock Ventures, EcoR1 Capital, Novo Holdings, and Cormorant Capital. The company aims to expand the universe of drug targets and improve existing medicines by unleashing the power of covalent chemistry. Terremoto was founded by Peter A. Thompson and Matthew P. Jacobson, and Peter A. Thompson has been the CEO since incorporation. | Health Technology |
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
 Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat grievous blood-based disorders. It also provides oral medicines for sickle cell diseases. The company was founded by Matthew P. Jacobson, Andrej Sali, Jack Taunton, Charles J. Homcy, Craig D. Muir, and David R. Phillips in February 2011 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. | Health Technology |
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