Ben Shapiro
Founder chez Alivio Therapeutics, Inc.
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Bennett M.
Shapiro is the founder of Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. (founded in 2010) and PureTech Health Plc (founded in 2015).
He holds the title of Director at Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. from 2010.
At PureTech Health Plc, he served as a Non-Executive Director from 2015 to 2020.
Dr. Shapiro is also the founder of Puretech Health LLC, Alivio Therapeutics, Inc...Dr. Shapiro's current job(s) include being a Director at Tal Medical, Inc. since 2014, a Director at Enlight Biosciences LLC, a Director at The Mind & Life Institute, and a Trustee at Dickinson College.
Dr. Shapiro's former job(s) include being the Chairman-Biochemistry Department & Professor at the University of Washington from 1985 to 1990, an Independent Director at Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2011 to 2016, a Director at Satori Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Director at Ikaria, Inc., a Director at Celera Corp.
from 2008 to 2011, a Director at Elixir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Director at Celera Group, a Director at Protein Forest, Inc., an Independent Non-Executive Director at Vascular Biogenics Ltd.
from 2021 to 2022, a Director at Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, a Director at Karuna Therapeutics, Inc., a Director at Akili Interactive Labs, Inc., and the EVP-Worldwide Licensing & External Research at Merck & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 2003.
He also held the position of Executive Vice President-Basic Research at Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC from 1990 to 2003 and was a Research Associate at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center from 1965 to 1970.
Dr. Shapiro's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Dickinson College and a doctorate degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College.
Dr. Shapiro is also the founder of Puretech Health LLC, Alivio Therapeutics, Inc...
Postes actifs de Ben Shapiro
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
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Puretech Health LLC
 Puretech Health LLC Investment ManagersFinance Puretech Health LLC (PureTech Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PureTech Health Plc founded in 2000 by Daphne Zohar, Robert Langer and Ben Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | - |
| Dickinson College | Director/Board Member | - |
Enlight Biosciences LLC
 Enlight Biosciences LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Enlight Biosciences LLC develops research tools for drug discovery and development. It offers patient-centric platforms that may impact all aspects of the connected health ecosystem from patient engagement and experience, to patient-focused research and development. The company was founded by Raju S. Kucherlapati, David Steinberg, Rakesh Kumar Jain, H. Robert Horbitz, and Sanjiv Sam Gambhir in July 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Vedanta Biosciences, Inc.
 Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. develops microbial therapies that address the human immune system. It engages in the development of a new class of drugs that work by modulating the human microbiome, with an initial emphasis in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Ruslan Medzhitov, Alexander Rudensky, Brett Finlay, Kenya Honda, Dan Littman, Bernat Olle and David Steinberg in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Founder | 01/01/2010 |
Tal Medical, Inc.
 Tal Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Tal Medical, Inc. operates as a clinical stage medical device company. It develops novel, non contact, neuromodulatory devices for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. The firm focuses on the development of LFMS for the treatment of major depressive disorder and bipolar depression. The company was founded by Daphne Zohar, Steven Marc Paul, Andrew Miller, Eric Elenko and Nessan Bermingham in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 10/04/2014 |
The Mind & Life Institute
 The Mind & Life Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Mind & Life Institute provides social services. The company was founded in 1987 by Adam Engle, Tenzin Gyatso, and Francisco J. Varela and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Alivio Therapeutics, Inc.
 Alivio Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Alivio Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies to treat inflammatory disorders through targeted disease immunomodulation. The company was founded by Robert S. Langer, Jeffrey Karp, John LaMattima, Brian Leuthner, Bennett Shapiro, Eric Elenko, Joep Muijrers, and Stephen Muniz and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Founder | - |
Anciens postes connus de Ben Shapiro
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| NOTABLE LABS, LTD. | Chairman | 21/07/2021 |
| PURETECH HEALTH PLC | Founder | 01/01/2020 |
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Formation de Ben Shapiro
| Dickinson College | Undergraduate Degree |
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College | Doctorate Degree |
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Sociétés liées
| Sociétés cotées | 2 |
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| MERCK & CO., INC. | Health Technology |
| PURETECH HEALTH PLC | Health Technology |
| Entreprise privées | 19 |
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Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that focuses on the discovery and development of novel biologic therapies for the treatment of rare immune-mediated diseases. Its products include the Glatiramer acetate injection and Enoxaparin Sodium injection. The company was founded by Ram Sasisekharan, Paul R. Schimmel, and Ganesh Venkatraman Kaundinya in May 2001 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Satori Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Satori Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Satori Pharmaceuticals, Inc. developed therapeutics for alzheimer's disease. The firm's drug candidates selectively modulated gamma secretase, the enzyme generating the neurotoxic peptides that form amyloid beta plaques the signature of this debilitated disease. The company was founded by Mark A. Findeis and Dennis J. Selkoe in 2005 and was headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Ikaria, Inc.
 Ikaria, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Ikaria, Inc. operates as a biotherapeutics company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics and interventions designed to meet the medical needs of critically ill patients. It offers INOMAX for inhalation, which is used to treat newborns suffering from hypoxic respiratory failure, and is making a major impact on the critical care environment. The company was founded on August 18, 2006 and is headquartered in Clinton, NJ. | Health Technology |
Celera Corp.
 Celera Corp. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Celera Corp. provides medical diagnostics services. It offers disease management solutions through a combination of tests and services based on genetics discovery platforms. Celera was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA. | Health Services |
Tal Medical, Inc.
Tal Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Tal Medical, Inc. operates as a clinical stage medical device company. It develops novel, non contact, neuromodulatory devices for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. The firm focuses on the development of LFMS for the treatment of major depressive disorder and bipolar depression. The company was founded by Daphne Zohar, Steven Marc Paul, Andrew Miller, Eric Elenko and Nessan Bermingham in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
Elixir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Elixir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Elixir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in manufacturing and developing biopharmaceutical products for the treatment of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. The company was founded by Leonard Guarente, Cynthia J. Kenyon, Cindy Bayley, Louis Kunkel, Annibale Puca, and Thomas Perls in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Miscellaneous |
Celera Group
 Celera Group Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Celera Group provides molecular diagnostics using proprietary genomics and proteomics discovery platforms to identify and validate novel diagnostic markers and to develop diagnostic products based on these markers. These diagnostic products are used to predict disease risk and optimize therapy selection, monitoring and patient outcome. The company was founded in May, 1998 and is located in Rockville, MD | Health Technology |
Puretech Health LLC
Puretech Health LLC Investment ManagersFinance Puretech Health LLC (PureTech Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PureTech Health Plc founded in 2000 by Daphne Zohar, Robert Langer and Ben Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Protein Forest, Inc.
 Protein Forest, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Protein Forest, Inc., a privately held company founded in 2002 and is located in Lexington, MA, is a developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art sample fractionation technology, products, and data analysis software for mass spectrometry. The company develops, manufactures, and markets instruments, consumables, and bioinformatics software products for scientists in the life science, drug discovery, pharmaceutical, biotech, and diagnostic industries around the world. | Technology Services |
Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC
 Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC is a pharmaceutical company that provides free medicines and adult vaccines to qualified patients through their Merck Patient Assistance Program. The private company is based in Boston, MA and is a part of Merck & Co., Inc. and its affiliates. The company also offers information about insurance coverage and financial assistance options for eligible patients. The company conducts clinical trials and provides medical information covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine through their Merck Manuals. Additionally, they report on their commitment to operating responsibly to benefit society through their corporate responsibility program, which includes their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report. Merck for Mothers is an initiative to create a world where no woman has to die giving life. | Health Technology |
Vascular Biogenics Ltd.
 Vascular Biogenics Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Vascular Biogenics Ltd. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of next-generation, targeted medicines for difficult-to-treat medical conditions. Its product candidates are built off of its platform technologies: Vascular Targeting System (VTS), a gene-based technology targeting newly formed blood vessels and Monocyte Targeting Technology (MTT), an antibody-based technology able to specifically inhibit monocyte migration for immune-inflammatory applications. The company was founded by Dror Harats and Jacob George on January 27, 2000 and is headquartered in Modi'in, Israel. | Health Technology |
Enlight Biosciences LLC
Enlight Biosciences LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Enlight Biosciences LLC develops research tools for drug discovery and development. It offers patient-centric platforms that may impact all aspects of the connected health ecosystem from patient engagement and experience, to patient-focused research and development. The company was founded by Raju S. Kucherlapati, David Steinberg, Rakesh Kumar Jain, H. Robert Horbitz, and Sanjiv Sam Gambhir in July 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
 Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative BiotechnologyHealth Technology Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative provides drug research and development services. It specializes in analyzing the causes of and in developing medicine and treatments for neglected diseases. It specializes in the study of neglected tropical diseases, such as sleeping sickness (Human African Trypanosomiasis), Leishmaniasis, Chagas, malaria, pediatric HIV, and filarial diseases. It develops a research and development portfolio that includes projects from discovery through to post-registration phases. Its focus areas encompass regional disease-specific platform development, technology transfer, and public responsibility and awareness advocacies. The organization was founded in July 2003 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. | Health Technology |
The Mind & Life Institute
The Mind & Life Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Mind & Life Institute provides social services. The company was founded in 1987 by Adam Engle, Tenzin Gyatso, and Francisco J. Varela and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA. | Commercial Services |
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.
 Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. engages in business of research and development of therapies utilizing muscarinic cholinergic receptors to treat psychosis and cognitive impairment in numerous central nervous system disorders. The company was founded by Andrew Miller, Eric Elenko, and Peter Jeffrey Conn in July 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
| National Institutes of Health Clinical Center | Government |
Vedanta Biosciences, Inc.
Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. develops microbial therapies that address the human immune system. It engages in the development of a new class of drugs that work by modulating the human microbiome, with an initial emphasis in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Ruslan Medzhitov, Alexander Rudensky, Brett Finlay, Kenya Honda, Dan Littman, Bernat Olle and David Steinberg in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.
 Akili Interactive Labs, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Akili Interactive Labs, Inc. develops therapeutic mobile video games. It also develops platform technology that test and enhance the cognitive abilities through a video game. The company was founded by Adam Gazzaley, Daphne Zohar, Daphne Bavelier, and Eddie Martucci in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Alivio Therapeutics, Inc.
Alivio Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Alivio Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies to treat inflammatory disorders through targeted disease immunomodulation. The company was founded by Robert S. Langer, Jeffrey Karp, John LaMattima, Brian Leuthner, Bennett Shapiro, Eric Elenko, Joep Muijrers, and Stephen Muniz and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
