Lauren Silverman
Director/Board Member at Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Profile
Lauren Silverman is currently the Director at Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The San Diego Blood Bank, Novartis Venture Fund, and Science Club For Girls.
She has formerly worked as the Managing Director at Pulmatrix Operating Co., Inc., Viamet Pharmaceuticals Corp., and Novartis Venture Funds (USA).
She has also worked as a Director at Celladon Corp., Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Anchor Therapeutics, Inc., Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc. Additionally, she has worked as a Principal at OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Pfizer Inc., and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Dr. Silverman holds a doctorate degree from the University of Utah and an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts.
Lauren Silverman active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. developed therapeutics and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded in 2006 and was headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Science Club For Girls | Director/Board Member | - |
Novartis Venture Fund
 Novartis Venture Fund Investment ManagersFinance Novartis Venture Fund provides early stage venture capital to companies in Europe, North America and Asia. The fund's focus is on the development of novel therapeutics and platforms, therefore it focuses on such sectors as Biotechnology and Biopharma. The fund makes seed and early stage investments ranging up to USD 30 million per company over its life. The fund makes follow-on and co-investments. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2006-10-31 |
The San Diego Blood Bank
 The San Diego Blood Bank Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services The San Diego Blood Bank provides blood and blood related laboratory services. Its services include blood collection, component preparation, plateletpheresis, plasmapheresis, leukapheresis, washed blood, frozen blood, autologous storage, designated donation services and a reference laboratory. The company was founded by Thomas O'Connell and Frederick G. Hollander in 1950 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2019-12-31 |
Former positions of Lauren Silverman
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Novartis Venture Funds (USA)
 Novartis Venture Funds (USA) Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1996, Novartis Venture Funds (USA) is a venture capital firm located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Novartis Venture Funds and their ultimate parent is Novartis AG, a Switzerland-based company that engages in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of healthcare products. Novartis Venture Funds manages the Bermuda domiciled biotechnology venture fund, Novartis BioVentures Ltd | Private Equity Investor | 2016-12-30 |
Viamet Pharmaceuticals Corp.
 Viamet Pharmaceuticals Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Viamet Pharmaceuticals Corp. engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel pharmaceuticals based on its proprietary metalloenzyme chemistry and biology technology platform. Its clinical portfolio includes novel agents to treat chronic and life threatening fungal infections. Its products include VT-1161, an oral agent that treats onychomycosis; VT-1129, which treats cryptococcal meningitis; and VT-1598, that treats coccidioidomycosis. The company was founded by Herbert Holden Thorp and Thomas V. O'Halloran in December 2011 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Director/Board Member | 2014-10-19 |
| PFIZER, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc.
 Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative therapies for vascular diseases. The firm develops small molecules and monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of vascular disease and enhancement of wound healing. Its two lead programs include a tie-2 activator for diabetic macular edema and vascular leak, and a hypoxia-inducible factor 1-a stabilizer for wound healing and the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The company was founded by Joseph H. Gardner and Robert Shalwitz in 2011 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. | Director/Board Member | - |
Celladon Corp.
 Celladon Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Celladon Corp. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engaging in the development of cardiovascular gene therapy. The company's therapeutic portfolio for diseases characterized by SERCA enzyme deficiency includes both gene therapies and small molecule compounds. Its most advanced product candidate MYDICAR uses gene therapy to target SERCA2a, an enzyme that is deficient in heart failure patients. Celladon was founded by Roger J. Hajjar and Kenneth R. Chien on December 21, 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Lauren Silverman
| University of Utah | Doctorate Degree |
| University of Massachusetts | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| PFIZER, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 15 |
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Anchor Therapeutics, Inc.
 Anchor Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Anchor Therapeutics, Inc. designs and develops peptide modulators of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The firm engages in developing and licensing pepducin technology as a research tool for drug development; and pepducin drug candidates and novel molecules that are intended for targeting GPCR to allosterically modulate GPCR signaling. Its pepducin lipopeptides are designed to allosterically modulate internal cell signaling via specific interactions with intracellular GPCR domains. The company also focuses on developing its pepducin technology for creating new treatment options for regenerative medicine, diabetes, inflammation, and cancer. Anchor Therapeutics was founded by Thomas J. McMurry and Athan Kuliopulos in 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Pulmatrix Operating Co., Inc.
 Pulmatrix Operating Co., Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Pulmatrix Operating Co., Inc. develops pharmaceutical products for respiratory infectious diseases. Its iSPERSE powders can be used with an array of dry powder inhaler technologies and can be formulated with virtually any drug substance. The company was founded by David Alan Edwards, Mark J. Gabrielson, Alexander M. Klibanov and Robert S. Langer in 2003 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA. | Health Technology |
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactured and develope dpharmaceutical drugs. The company was founded in 1983 and was headquartered in Farmingdale, NY. | Health Technology |
Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. developed therapeutics and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded in 2006 and was headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Health Services |
Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.
 Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. It engages in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics to treat cystic fibrosis (CF) and other diseases caused by an imbalance in the proteostasis network. The company was founded by William Balch, Jeffery W. Kelly, Andrew Dillin, Richard I. Morimoto, Alfred Lewis Goldberg, Daniel Finley, Christopher T. Walsh, and Randall W. King in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops inhibitors of validated metalloenzymes. The firm's clinical portfolio includes novel agents to treat both chronic and life threatening fungal infections. It also leverage our metalloenzyme expertise in other therapeutic areas including oncology and orphan diseases. The company was founded by Thomas V. O’Halloran and Holden H. Thorp on August 18, 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Health Technology |
Novartis Venture Funds (USA)
Novartis Venture Funds (USA) Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1996, Novartis Venture Funds (USA) is a venture capital firm located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Novartis Venture Funds and their ultimate parent is Novartis AG, a Switzerland-based company that engages in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of healthcare products. Novartis Venture Funds manages the Bermuda domiciled biotechnology venture fund, Novartis BioVentures Ltd | Finance |
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery and development of peptide-based drugs. It uses Extreme Diversity platform that allows to produce synthetic macrocyclic peptides. The company was founded by James W. Broderick and Douglas A. Treco on June 27, 2008 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Celladon Corp.
Celladon Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Celladon Corp. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engaging in the development of cardiovascular gene therapy. The company's therapeutic portfolio for diseases characterized by SERCA enzyme deficiency includes both gene therapies and small molecule compounds. Its most advanced product candidate MYDICAR uses gene therapy to target SERCA2a, an enzyme that is deficient in heart failure patients. Celladon was founded by Roger J. Hajjar and Kenneth R. Chien on December 21, 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
Viamet Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Viamet Pharmaceuticals Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Viamet Pharmaceuticals Corp. engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel pharmaceuticals based on its proprietary metalloenzyme chemistry and biology technology platform. Its clinical portfolio includes novel agents to treat chronic and life threatening fungal infections. Its products include VT-1161, an oral agent that treats onychomycosis; VT-1129, which treats cryptococcal meningitis; and VT-1598, that treats coccidioidomycosis. The company was founded by Herbert Holden Thorp and Thomas V. O'Halloran in December 2011 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Health Technology |
| Science Club For Girls | |
Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc.
Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative therapies for vascular diseases. The firm develops small molecules and monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of vascular disease and enhancement of wound healing. Its two lead programs include a tie-2 activator for diabetic macular edema and vascular leak, and a hypoxia-inducible factor 1-a stabilizer for wound healing and the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The company was founded by Joseph H. Gardner and Robert Shalwitz in 2011 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. | Health Technology |
Novartis Venture Fund
Novartis Venture Fund Investment ManagersFinance Novartis Venture Fund provides early stage venture capital to companies in Europe, North America and Asia. The fund's focus is on the development of novel therapeutics and platforms, therefore it focuses on such sectors as Biotechnology and Biopharma. The fund makes seed and early stage investments ranging up to USD 30 million per company over its life. The fund makes follow-on and co-investments. | Finance |
The San Diego Blood Bank
The San Diego Blood Bank Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services The San Diego Blood Bank provides blood and blood related laboratory services. Its services include blood collection, component preparation, plateletpheresis, plasmapheresis, leukapheresis, washed blood, frozen blood, autologous storage, designated donation services and a reference laboratory. The company was founded by Thomas O'Connell and Frederick G. Hollander in 1950 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Services |
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