Thomas Hughes
Chief Executive Officer at Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Thomas E.
Hughes is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He is also the Chairman at Totus Medicines, Inc. and serves as a Director at Deep Genomics, Inc. Additionally, he holds the positions of President & Director at Anakuria Therapeutics, Inc. and Independent Director at Constant Therapeutics LLC.
Dr. Hughes is also involved in strategic advisory boards at Nimbus Therapeutics LLC, HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc., and Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc. In his former positions, he served as the President, Chief Scientific Officer & Director at Zafgen, Inc. from 2008 to 2018.
He was also a Director at miRagen Therapeutics, Inc. and an Independent Director at Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. from 2017 to 2020.
Prior to that, he held the position of VP & Head-Metabolic Diseases Therapeutic Area at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc. from 1987 to 2008.
Dr. Hughes obtained his undergraduate degree from Franklin & Marshall College, his doctorate degree from Tufts University, and his graduate degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.
Thomas Hughes active positions
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Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops medicine for age-related diseases. Its drug discovery platform targets mTORC1, which responds to and integrates the cell’s response to nutrient availability and plays a key role in protein synthesis and cellular growth. The company was founded by Alan L. Crane, David Sabatini and David Goldfarb and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2018-08-31 |
Deep Genomics, Inc.
Deep Genomics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Deep Genomics, Inc. provides machine learning, genome biology and precision medicine. It develops an integrated computational system that could learn, predict, and interpret how genetic variation, whether natural or therapeutic, alters crucial cellular processes. The firm offers SPIDEX database, which is a set of genetic variants and their predicted effects on human splicing across the entire genome. Its SPIDEX database covers all synonymous, missense, and nonsense exonic SNVs, as well as intronic SNVs that are up to 300nt from splice junctions. The company was founded by Brendan Frey and Hui Yuan Xiong in 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 2020-11-04 |
Anakuria Therapeutics, Inc.
Anakuria Therapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Johnson & Johnson, Anakuria Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company that develops therapies for kidney disease. The private company is based in Cambridge, MA. Anakuria Therapeutics was acquired by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on February 02, 2022. | President | - |
Broadview Ventures, Inc.
Broadview Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Broadview Ventures, Inc. (Broadview Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc.
Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Atlas Venture Advisors Inc (Atlas Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Christopher Julian Spray. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc.
HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc. develops new allosteric therapies with the ability to treat disease. The company was founded by Jonathan Montagu and Geraldine Harriman and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Nimbus Therapeutics LLC
Nimbus Therapeutics LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology Nimbus Therapeutics LLC provides drug discovery research services. It is a computational technology-driven paradigm to rapidly advance a diverse pipeline of novel small molecule product candidates into clinical development. The company was founded by Bruce Lee Booth in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Totus Medicines, Inc.
Totus Medicines, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Totus Medicines, Inc. manufactures drug products. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Neil Dhawan, Jason Pontin. Neil Dhawan has been the CEO since incorporation. | Chairman | - |
Constant Therapeutics LLC | Independent Dir/Board Member | 2023-03-31 |
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Training of Thomas Hughes
Franklin & Marshall College | Undergraduate Degree |
Tufts University | Doctorate Degree |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Graduate Degree |
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Listed companies | 1 |
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VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Health Technology |
Private companies | 12 |
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Zafgen, Inc.
Zafgen, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Zafgen, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of novel therapies for patients affected by complex metabolic diseases. It focuses on the study of MetAP2 inhibitors in both common and rare metabolic disorders. The firm also advancing programs for type 2 diabetes, Prader-Willi syndrome, and liver diseases. The company was founded on November 22, 2005 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
miRagen Therapeutics, Inc. /Old/
miRagen Therapeutics, Inc. /Old/ Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology miRagen Therapeutics, Inc. develops microRNA-based therapeutics for cardiovascular and muscle diseases. It leverages in-house expertise in miRNA biology, oligonucleotide chemistry, and drug development to evaluate and advance RNA-based technologies and potential drug candidates for its own pipeline and in strategic collaborations. The firm aso focuses on hematological malignancies, fibrosis and neuro inflammation. The company was founded by William S. Marshall, Michael R. Bristow, Marvin H. Caruthers, Bruce Lee Booth and Eric Newell Olson in 2007 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Health Technology |
Nimbus Therapeutics LLC
Nimbus Therapeutics LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology Nimbus Therapeutics LLC provides drug discovery research services. It is a computational technology-driven paradigm to rapidly advance a diverse pipeline of novel small molecule product candidates into clinical development. The company was founded by Bruce Lee Booth in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops medicine for age-related diseases. Its drug discovery platform targets mTORC1, which responds to and integrates the cell’s response to nutrient availability and plays a key role in protein synthesis and cellular growth. The company was founded by Alan L. Crane, David Sabatini and David Goldfarb and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc.
Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Atlas Venture Advisors Inc (Atlas Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Christopher Julian Spray. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc.
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc. conducts biomedical researches. It focuses in the areas of oncology, ophthalmology, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, neuroscience, and cardiovascular conditions, other focus areas include discovery chemistry, biologics, pathway biology, and translational medicine. The company was founded on September 10, 2002 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Commercial Services |
Broadview Ventures, Inc.
Broadview Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Broadview Ventures, Inc. (Broadview Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Deep Genomics, Inc.
Deep Genomics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Deep Genomics, Inc. provides machine learning, genome biology and precision medicine. It develops an integrated computational system that could learn, predict, and interpret how genetic variation, whether natural or therapeutic, alters crucial cellular processes. The firm offers SPIDEX database, which is a set of genetic variants and their predicted effects on human splicing across the entire genome. Its SPIDEX database covers all synonymous, missense, and nonsense exonic SNVs, as well as intronic SNVs that are up to 300nt from splice junctions. The company was founded by Brendan Frey and Hui Yuan Xiong in 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Health Technology |
HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc.
HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc. develops new allosteric therapies with the ability to treat disease. The company was founded by Jonathan Montagu and Geraldine Harriman and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
Totus Medicines, Inc.
Totus Medicines, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Totus Medicines, Inc. manufactures drug products. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Neil Dhawan, Jason Pontin. Neil Dhawan has been the CEO since incorporation. | Health Technology |
Anakuria Therapeutics, Inc.
Anakuria Therapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Johnson & Johnson, Anakuria Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company that develops therapies for kidney disease. The private company is based in Cambridge, MA. Anakuria Therapeutics was acquired by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on February 02, 2022. | Commercial Services |
Constant Therapeutics LLC |
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