Michele Park
Director/Board Member at Tagworks Pharmaceuticals BV
Profile
Michele joined NEA in 2021 as an investor on the healthcare team focused on the biopharma space.
Prior to NEA, Michele was an investor at life sciences-focused venture capital firm, Clarus Ventures (now Blackstone Life Sciences), where she led the initiative to launch the Clarus Cancer Fund—a novel investment model designed to generate returns and fuel cancer research through donation.
Before Clarus, she spent time in biotechnology research analyst roles at Credit Suisse and Piper Jaffray.
Michele received her Ph.D.
in Molecular Biology from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences and completed her dissertation at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
She also holds a B.A.
in Molecular Biology from Princeton University.
Park serves as Co-Chair of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Product Development Advisory Committee; Board Trustee for the American Friends of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (AFRPO); and is a member of the Council of Korean Americans (CKA) and Private Equity Women Investor Network.
Michele Park active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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NEA Management Co. LLC
NEA Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-10-31 |
Tagworks Pharmaceuticals BV
Tagworks Pharmaceuticals BV BiotechnologyHealth Technology Tagworks Pharmaceuticals BV is a Dutch precision therapy company that develops a new standard of care for patients suffering from severe diseases, including cancer. Tagworks Pharmaceuticals is based in and the Netherlands. The company leverages its technology platform, which is protected by a broad patent estate, to pioneer the click-to-release approach. Tagworks is developing a pipeline of click-cleavable therapies, including its lead program, TGW101, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting TAG72. The company's technology enables on-target activation of ADCs and immunomodulators, as well as off-target deactivation of radioimmunotherapies to enhance their therapeutic index. The company was founded in 2011 by Raffaella Rossin, Zach Taylor, Marc Robillard, and Marc Robillard has been the CEO since 2011. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Michele Park
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Clarus Ventures LLC
Clarus Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Clarus Ventures LLC (Clarus Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Blackstone, Inc. founded in 2005 by Nicholas G. Galakatos. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 2019-12-31 |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker)
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world. | Private Equity Analyst | 2005-12-30 |
Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker)
Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology. | Private Equity Analyst | 2001-12-31 |
Lumos Pharma Sub, Inc.
Lumos Pharma Sub, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Lumos Pharma Sub, Inc. develops and commercializes a novel treatment for the rare disease creatine transporter deficiency. It focuses on bringing novel therapies to patients afflicted with unmet medical needs in severe, rare, and genetic diseases. The firm's technology LUM-001 is a repurposed small molecule that is a kinetically similar analog of creatine and has shown promising therapeutic potential for the treatment of creatine transporter deficiency. Lumos Pharma was founded by Richard J. Hawkins in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Michele Park
Princeton University | Undergraduate Degree |
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences | Doctorate Degree |
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Clarus Ventures LLC
Clarus Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Clarus Ventures LLC (Clarus Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Blackstone, Inc. founded in 2005 by Nicholas G. Galakatos. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker)
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world. | Finance |
Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker)
Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology. | Finance |
Lumos Pharma Sub, Inc.
Lumos Pharma Sub, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Lumos Pharma Sub, Inc. develops and commercializes a novel treatment for the rare disease creatine transporter deficiency. It focuses on bringing novel therapies to patients afflicted with unmet medical needs in severe, rare, and genetic diseases. The firm's technology LUM-001 is a repurposed small molecule that is a kinetically similar analog of creatine and has shown promising therapeutic potential for the treatment of creatine transporter deficiency. Lumos Pharma was founded by Richard J. Hawkins in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Health Services |
NEA Management Co. LLC
NEA Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Tagworks Pharmaceuticals BV
Tagworks Pharmaceuticals BV BiotechnologyHealth Technology Tagworks Pharmaceuticals BV is a Dutch precision therapy company that develops a new standard of care for patients suffering from severe diseases, including cancer. Tagworks Pharmaceuticals is based in and the Netherlands. The company leverages its technology platform, which is protected by a broad patent estate, to pioneer the click-to-release approach. Tagworks is developing a pipeline of click-cleavable therapies, including its lead program, TGW101, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting TAG72. The company's technology enables on-target activation of ADCs and immunomodulators, as well as off-target deactivation of radioimmunotherapies to enhance their therapeutic index. The company was founded in 2011 by Raffaella Rossin, Zach Taylor, Marc Robillard, and Marc Robillard has been the CEO since 2011. | Health Technology |
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