John E. Osborn
Private Equity Investor at MCKESSON CORPORATION
Profile
John E.
Osborn, JD, MIPP, joined BioVentures Investors as a Venture Partner in 2018 after working for several years with a BioVentures Investors portfolio company.
John has two decades of senior executive experience in prominent life science companies, including Cephalon, DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co., and McKesson’s US Oncology unit.
John has prior private equity experience as an Executive-in-Residence and industry advisor with the healthcare and consumer group at Warburg Pincus.
He has been a member of the board of directors or the corporate advisory board of publicly traded and privately held companies in the specialty pharmaceutical, biomedical device and healthcare IT sectors.
John has served in all three branches of the Federal government, as a law clerk to a U.S.
Court of Appeals judge, as a Congressional staffer, and with the U.S.
Department of State.
He was nominated by President George W.
Bush and confirmed by the Senate in 2008 as a member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
He has held visiting or adjunct academic appointments at Oxford, Princeton, UCLA and the University of Washington, and currently serves on the Leadership Council of the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute.
John is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Law Institute, and is a regular contributor on health policy and regulatory issues for Forbes.com and STAT.
John earned a BA in Economics and History from the University of Iowa, a Master’s degree in international public policy from The Johns Hopkins University, and a JD from the University of Virginia.
John E. Osborn active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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| MCKESSON CORPORATION | Private Equity Investor | - |
Halo Healthcare, Inc.
 Halo Healthcare, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Halo Healthcare, Inc. is a private company based in Irvine, CA. The company's website, halohc.com, is currently up for sale. The website claims to be a comprehensive source of information on a variety of topics. | Director/Board Member | 2012-05-22 |
Real Chemistry, Inc.
 Real Chemistry, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Real Chemistry, Inc. is an end-to-end healthcare experience group that leverages advanced AI-powered insights, diverse expertise, and customer-centric ideas to transform the healthcare industry. Real Chemistry is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Canada, United Kingdom, and United States. The company helps healthcare professionals better understand, reach, and engage patients, while creating healthcare experiences that span diagnosis to adherence. The company was founded in 2001 by Jim Weiss. Shankar Narayanan has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Consultant / Advisor | 2020-03-31 |
Atostek Oy
 Atostek Oy Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Atostek Oy provides information technology and software services. The private company is based in Tampere, Finland. | Director/Board Member | 2022-03-31 |
Hogan Lovells US LLP
 Hogan Lovells US LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Hogan Lovells US LLP provides legal services. The firm’s clients include corporations, financial institutions, and governments. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Consultant / Advisor | 2013-11-30 |
BioVentures Investors
 BioVentures Investors Investment ManagersFinance BioVentures Investors (BioVentures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Peter J. Feinstein and Marc E. Goldberg. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 2017-12-31 |
Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art
 Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art focuses on preserving art and environmental resources. The firm focuses on land preservation, water protection efforts, assisting the local governments, and enhances awareness and knowledge of conservation approaches. The company was founded in 1967 by George A. Weymouth and is headquartered in Chadds Ford, PA. | Director/Board Member | - |
| University of Michigan | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2009-07-27 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2009-07-27 |
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Training of John E. Osborn
| The College of William & Mary | Undergraduate Degree |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Graduate Degree |
| Princeton University | Graduate Degree |
| University of Iowa | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Virginia School of Law | Graduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| MCKESSON CORPORATION | Distribution Services |
| Private companies | 19 |
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Cephalon, Inc.
 Cephalon, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Cephalon, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. It engages in the discovery and development of medicines for central nervous system disorders, pain, and cancer. The company was founded on August 24, 1987 by Frank Baldino, Jr. and is headquartered in Frazer, PA. | Health Technology |
Warburg Pincus LLC
 Warburg Pincus LLC Investment ManagersFinance Warburg Pincus LLC (Warburg Pincus) is a private equity subsidiary of Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in developing innovative therapies that target the molecular mechanisms that cause cancer. The company was founded by Frank McCormick in February 1992 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA. | Health Technology |
US Oncology, Inc.
 US Oncology, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services US Oncology, Inc. engages in the provision of cancer care servicers. It offers therapies, depending on such things as type of cancer, stage at diagnosis and the patient’s overall health such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, hormone therapy, and immunotherapy. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX. | Health Services |
Dendreon Corp.
 Dendreon Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Dendreon Corp. discovers, develops and commercializes novel products for the treatment of cancer. The company applies its expertise in antigen identification, engineering and cell processing to produce active cellular immunotherapy ACI product candidates designed to stimulate an immune response in a variety of tumor types. It is an exploring the application of additional ACI product candidates and small molecules for the potential treatment of a variety of cancers. Dendreon was founded by Christopher S. Henney, Edgar G. Engleman and Samuel Strober in 1992 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Health Technology |
Incept BioSystems, Inc.
 Incept BioSystems, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Incept BioSystems, Inc. develops microscale and nanoscale technologies to treat infertility. The company was founded by Michael Crowley, Charlie Covert and Gary D. Smith in 2005 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Health Technology |
Zyla Life Sciences LLC
 Zyla Life Sciences LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Zyla Life Sciences is a commercial-stage company, which focuses on developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative treatments for pain. It is focused on bringing non-narcotic products and abuse-discouraging formulations of opioids to patients and healthcare providers. The company plans to continue to grow revenue of its seven commercial products, which includes Sprix nasal spray, Vivlodex, Zorvolex, Tivorbex, Indocin suppositories, Indocin oral suspension and oxaydo tablets, and explore business development opportunities. Zyla Life Sciences was founded in August 2013 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA. | Health Technology |
DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co.
 DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Part of Corteva, Inc., DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. is a private company that makes pharmaceuticals and drugs. The company is based in Wilmington, DE. DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical was acquired by EIDP, Inc., a subsidiary of Corteva, Inc. from Merck & Co., Inc. on July 01, 1998 for $2,600 million. | Health Technology |
BioVentures Investors
BioVentures Investors Investment ManagersFinance BioVentures Investors (BioVentures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Peter J. Feinstein and Marc E. Goldberg. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.
 Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Miscellaneous |
Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art
Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art focuses on preserving art and environmental resources. The firm focuses on land preservation, water protection efforts, assisting the local governments, and enhances awareness and knowledge of conservation approaches. The company was founded in 1967 by George A. Weymouth and is headquartered in Chadds Ford, PA. | Commercial Services |
The American Law Institute
 The American Law Institute Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The American Law Institute operates as a law institute. The private company is based in Philadelphia, PA. | Consumer Services |
East-West Center Foundation
 East-West Center Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services East-West Center Foundation provides education and research training facilities. It also offers research, scholarship and exchange programs. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI. | Commercial Services |
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
 The Philadelphia Museum of Art Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Philadelphia Museum of Art operates as a not-for-profit organization and supported by endowments, voluntary gifts, corporate support, private foundation grants, and state and federal grants, as well as from admissions, membership fees, and merchandise sales. The firm is showcasing human creativity in painting, sculpture, and works on paper, decorative arts and architectural settings from Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The company was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. | Consumer Services |
| The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation | |
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Hogan Lovells US LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Hogan Lovells US LLP provides legal services. The firm’s clients include corporations, financial institutions, and governments. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Real Chemistry, Inc.
Real Chemistry, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Real Chemistry, Inc. is an end-to-end healthcare experience group that leverages advanced AI-powered insights, diverse expertise, and customer-centric ideas to transform the healthcare industry. Real Chemistry is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Canada, United Kingdom, and United States. The company helps healthcare professionals better understand, reach, and engage patients, while creating healthcare experiences that span diagnosis to adherence. The company was founded in 2001 by Jim Weiss. Shankar Narayanan has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Technology Services |
Halo Healthcare, Inc.
Halo Healthcare, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Halo Healthcare, Inc. is a private company based in Irvine, CA. The company's website, halohc.com, is currently up for sale. The website claims to be a comprehensive source of information on a variety of topics. | Health Technology |
Atostek Oy
Atostek Oy Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Atostek Oy provides information technology and software services. The private company is based in Tampere, Finland. | Technology Services |
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