Profile
Lewis J.
Shuster was the founder and had founded Shuster Capital in 2002, where he held the title of Chief Executive Officer until 2018.
He was also the Executive Vice President-Finance & Operations at Human Genome Sciences, Inc. from 1992 to 1994, and the President-Genomics at Invitrogen Corp.
from 2000 to 2001.
He has also served as a Director at HNI HoldCo, Inc., Response Biomedical Corp., Epitomics, Inc., Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Complete Genomics, Inc., Quikbyte Software, Inc., Principia Biopharma, Inc., Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc., Active Motif, Inc., Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc., Retrotope, Inc., Cleave Therapeutics, Inc., and Tissuenetix, Inc. Shuster's education includes an MBA from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College.
Former positions of Lewis J. Shuster
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Cleave Therapeutics, Inc.
 Cleave Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Cleave Biosciences, Inc. engages in the development of cancer drug products. The company was founded by Raymond J. Deshaies, Seth Cohen, Francesco Parlati, Peter A. Thompson and Laura K. Shawver in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2018-12-13 |
| Shuster Capital | Chief Executive Officer | 2018-12-13 |
| TURG POIN | Director/Board Member | 2018-12-13 |
| PRINCIPIA BIOPHARMA INC. | Director/Board Member | 2018-12-13 |
Active Motif, Inc.
 Active Motif, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Active Motif, Inc. develops and distributes molecular biology-based research tools and kits that help researchers elucidate the function, regulation and interactions of the genes and their encoded proteins. Its products include New TransAM, Methylated Histones, and Histone Purification Mini Kit. The company was founded in 1999 and is located in Carlsbad, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2018-12-13 |
Training of Lewis J. Shuster
| Stanford University | Masters Business Admin |
| Swarthmore College | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| HTG MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, INC. | Commercial Services |
| SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 19 |
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Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
 Human Genome Sciences, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Human Genome Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that exists to place new therapies into the hands of those battling serious disease. Its lead products include BENLYSTA for systemic lupus erythematosus and raxibacumab for inhalation anthrax. The firm's other products include, mapatumumab, darapladib, albiglutide, ZALBIN, HGS1036 and HGS1029. The company was founded by Alan G. Walton and William A. Haseltine in 1992 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD. | Health Technology |
Invitrogen Corp.
 Invitrogen Corp. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Invitrogen develops, manufactures and markets research tools in kit form and provides other research products and services to corporate, academic and government entities. These research kits simplify and improve gene cloning, gene expression and gene analysis techniques. | Electronic Technology |
Mast Therapeutics, Inc.
 Mast Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Mast Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in developing novel therapies for serious or life-threatening diseases with significant unmet needs. It leveraging Molecular Adhesion and Sealant Technology, platform, derived from over two decades of clinical, nonclinical, and manufacturing experience with purified and non-purified poloxamers to develop vepoloxamer, which also known as MST-188. The company was founded by Warren C. Lau in December 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
HNI HoldCo, Inc.
 HNI HoldCo, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services HNI HoldCo, Inc. provided nurse staffing services. It is operated through its subsidiaries. The firm's principal activity is to provided hospitals and other healthcare facilities with a wide range of staffing services, including per diem nurses, travel and short term contract-based nurses and allied health professionals. Its client base includes healthcare facilities, including leading for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals, leading teaching hospitals and regional healthcare providers. The company was founded on March 1, 1998 and was headquartered in Boca Raton, FL. | Commercial Services |
Kémia, Inc.
 Kémia, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Kémia, Inc. discovered and developed novel small molecule therapeutics for inflammation, cancer, HIV, diabetes and bone diseases. The firm specialized in the fields of medicinal and analytical chemistry, biology, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and clinical development. The company was founded in 2002 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
Response Biomedical Corp.
 Response Biomedical Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Response Biomedical Corp. engages in the research, development, commercialization, and distribution of diagnostic technologies. The firm serves the medical central-lab testing, point of care testing, and on-site environmental testing markets. It provides RAMP system, which is a portable fluorescence immunoassay-based diagnostic technology that combines the performance of a clinical lab with the convenience of a dipstick test. The company was founded on August 20, 1980 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Commercial Services |
Pharmacopeia LLC
 Pharmacopeia LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Pharmacopeia LLC develops small molecule therapeutics to address significant medical needs. The firm operates as clinical development stage Biopharmaceutical Company which focuses on discovering and developing novel small molecule therapeutics to address medical needs. The company was founded by John J. Baldwin in February 2002 and is headquartered in Cranbury, NJ. | Health Technology |
Epitomics, Inc.
 Epitomics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Epitomics, Inc. an emerging biotechnology company, is dedicated to developing their breakthrough monoclonal antibody technology (RabMAb®) for research, diagnostics and therapeutics. The Company has utilized a unique and proprietary RabMAb technology invented by scientists at Loyola University of Chicago and the University of California at San Francisco. This enabling platform produces high quality antibodies that have the potetial to be used in the broad areas of research, diagnostics and therapeutics. Compared to currently available monoclonal antibody technology, such as mouse hybridomas, the company's proprietary technology can generate RabMAbs more efficiently and with superior binding affinity and bioactivity in a wide variety of biological assays. The high throughput and robust nature of the technology allows for the simultaneous discovery of disease targets and potential therapeutic antibodies in the same experiments, significantly shortening the drug discovery and development cycle. The company aims to become the largest provider of monoclonal antibody technology through developing and commercializing their RabMAb technology and products in research, diagnostics, and therapeutics. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame, California and operates a wholly owned subsidiary in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China. | Health Technology |
Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in developing and commercializing innovative molecular imaging pharmaceuticals and targeted radiotherapeutics to diagnose and treat disease. The company was founded in 1997 and the company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Services |
Complete Genomics, Inc.
 Complete Genomics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Complete Genomics, Inc. develops and markets DNA sequencing technology. It provides complete genomics analysis platform, which combines its proprietary human genome sequencing technology with the company's advanced informatics and data management software. The firm offers innovative, end-to-end, outsourced service model to the customers with data. The company was founded by Clifford A. Reid, Radoje T. Drmanac, David Smith and Robert John Curson in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Health Technology |
Quikbyte Software, Inc.
 Quikbyte Software, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance The Company is develops and markets Computere Software.The Company was Founded in 1989 and it's Headquartered is in Miami,FL. | Finance |
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 |
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.
 Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage oncology biopharmaceutical company, which engages in designing and developing next-generation therapies that target genetic drivers of cancer to improve the lives of patients. Its product pipeline include Repotrectinib, TPX-0022, TPX-0046, and TPS-O131, a next-gen ALK inhibitor. The company was founded by Jingrong Jean Cui and Y. Peter Li in October 2013 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
Active Motif, Inc.
Active Motif, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Active Motif, Inc. develops and distributes molecular biology-based research tools and kits that help researchers elucidate the function, regulation and interactions of the genes and their encoded proteins. Its products include New TransAM, Methylated Histones, and Histone Purification Mini Kit. The company was founded in 1999 and is located in Carlsbad, CA. | Health Technology |
| Pharmacopeia, Inc. /Old/ | Commercial Services |
Retrotope, Inc.
 Retrotope, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Retrotope, Inc. operates as clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that develops drugs to treat degenerative diseases. It offers drugs and therapies to treat Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, mitochondrial myopathies and retinopathies diseases. The company was founded by Charles R. Cantor, Robert J. Molinari, and Mikhail S. Shchepinov in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Health Technology |
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Cleave Therapeutics, Inc.
Cleave Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Cleave Biosciences, Inc. engages in the development of cancer drug products. The company was founded by Raymond J. Deshaies, Seth Cohen, Francesco Parlati, Peter A. Thompson and Laura K. Shawver in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Health Technology |
Tissuenetix, Inc.
 Tissuenetix, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Tissuenetix, Inc. operates as an American biotechnology company. | Commercial Services |
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