Rick Modi
Chief Executive Officer at Affinia Therapeutics, Inc.
Profile
Rick Modi is currently the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Affinia Therapeutics, Inc. He previously worked as the Associate Director-Sales & Marketing at Centocor, Inc. and as the Senior Director & Vice President at MedImmune LLC.
He also worked as the Associate Director-Global Market Development at Janssen Biotech, Inc., Senior Vice President-Global Marketing at InterMune, Inc., and Chief Business Officer & Senior Vice President at Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. Mr. Modi has an undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Rick Modi active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Affinia Therapeutics, Inc.
 Affinia Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Affinia Therapeutics, Inc. is a preclinical stage company, which engages in the research and development of gene therapy. It offers Affinia Rationally-designed Therapies (ART) platform, which develops novel therapies, focusing on the key components of a gene therapy: capsids, which are the outer shells of a virus used to package the genetic code to treat a disease; promoters, which control how the cells read the genetic code that is delivered; and manufacturing approaches, which determine the quality and cost of potential medicines. The company was founded by Luk Vandenberghe, Botond Roska, and Aaron Tward in 2019 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2019-07-31 |
Former positions of Rick Modi
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| AVEXIS INC | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2019-06-30 |
| ASTRIA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2017-02-09 |
| INTERMUNE INC | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2014-12-31 |
MedImmune LLC
 MedImmune LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology MedImmune LLC develops medicines for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases such as cancer and immune system disorders. It offers solutions in the areas of monoclonal antibodies and vaccines for infection, oncology, respiratory disease and inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, and neuroscience. The company was founded by Wayne T. Hockmeyer in 1988 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2013-06-30 |
Centocor, Inc.
 Centocor, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Centocor, Inc. manufactures healthcare products. Its products include avakine & reopro. The company was founded in 1979 by Hubert J. P. Schoemaker & Michael A. Wall and is headquartered in Horsham, PA. | Sales & Marketing | 2008-01-31 |
Training of Rick Modi
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
| University of Iowa | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| ASTRIA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 6 |
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InterMune, Inc.
 InterMune, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology InterMune, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that researches, develops and commercializes therapies in pulmonology and orphan fibrotic diseases. It focuses on therapies for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive and fatal lung disease. The firms research programs are focused on the discovery of targeted, small-molecule therapeutics and biomarkers to treat and monitor serious pulmonary and fibrotic diseases. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. | Health Technology |
MedImmune LLC
MedImmune LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology MedImmune LLC develops medicines for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases such as cancer and immune system disorders. It offers solutions in the areas of monoclonal antibodies and vaccines for infection, oncology, respiratory disease and inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, and neuroscience. The company was founded by Wayne T. Hockmeyer in 1988 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD. | Health Technology |
Centocor, Inc.
Centocor, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Centocor, Inc. manufactures healthcare products. Its products include avakine & reopro. The company was founded in 1979 by Hubert J. P. Schoemaker & Michael A. Wall and is headquartered in Horsham, PA. | Health Technology |
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
 Janssen Biotech, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Janssen Biotech, Inc. engages in the development and marketing of prescription drugs. The company is headquartered in Horsham, PA. | Health Technology |
Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc.
 Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. developed gene therapies for patients and families devastated by rare and life-threatening neurological genetic diseases. The firm’s robust AAV-based pipeline is used to provide advance treatments for Rett syndrome and Friedreich’s ataxia. The company was founded by John D. Harkey, Jr., David G. Genecov and John A. Carbona on March 8, 2010 and was headquartered in Bannockburn, IL. | Health Technology |
Affinia Therapeutics, Inc.
Affinia Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Affinia Therapeutics, Inc. is a preclinical stage company, which engages in the research and development of gene therapy. It offers Affinia Rationally-designed Therapies (ART) platform, which develops novel therapies, focusing on the key components of a gene therapy: capsids, which are the outer shells of a virus used to package the genetic code to treat a disease; promoters, which control how the cells read the genetic code that is delivered; and manufacturing approaches, which determine the quality and cost of potential medicines. The company was founded by Luk Vandenberghe, Botond Roska, and Aaron Tward in 2019 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Health Technology |
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