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Dan M. Watkins
Founder at
Mercury Partners Management LLC
Profile
Dan M.
Watkins was the founder of Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc. (2002) serving as Director, VizionWare, Inc. (2004), Mercury Partners Management LLC (2005) serving as Venture Advisor, and Mercury Data Science, Inc. (2018) serving as Director.
Dr. Watkins was also the founder of DNAtrix, Inc.,Benson Hill Holdings, Inc.,Rice Alliance Austin,Courier Therapeutics, Inc...
Dr. Watkins was Chief Executive Officer at Pelagos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since 2020.
Dr. Watkins is Director at GlycosBio, Inc., Sinopsys Surgical, Inc., Aclaris Life Sciences, Inc., BioHouston, Inc., Olea Networks, Inc., and Secretary & Director at Resonant Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. Watkins was Director at Vertos Medical, Inc., cGate Health, Inc., Deep Imaging Technologies, Inc., Marval Pharma Ltd., Illumitex, Inc., and Swift Biosciences, Inc. Dr. Watkins completed undergraduate studies at William Marsh Rice University and graduate and doctorate degrees at Carnegie Mellon University.
Dan M. Watkins active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Mercury Partners Management LLC
 Mercury Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Mercury Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of disruptive AI, blockchain and technology sectors. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.1 - 10 million. It acts as lead or co-lead investor. | Founder | 2004-12-31 |
DNAtrix, Inc.
 DNAtrix, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Operates as a biotech company which focuses on the development of oncolytic viruses for cancer | Founder | - |
GlycosBio, Inc.
 GlycosBio, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a biochemical company which commercializes sustainable chemicals made from renewable feed stocks | Director/Board Member | - |
Sinopsys Surgical, Inc.
 Sinopsys Surgical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Provides medical devices | Director/Board Member | - |
Resonant Therapeutics, Inc.
 Resonant Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops novel targets and functional antibodies for cancer treatment | Director/Board Member | - |
Aclaris Life Sciences, Inc.
 Aclaris Life Sciences, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Operates as a technology-based company which focuses on rational drug design to identify novel drugs for cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases | Director/Board Member | - |
BioHouston, Inc.
 BioHouston, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in life science and biotechnology commercialization | Director/Board Member | - |
Olea Networks, Inc.
 Olea Networks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI sensor-based edge computing technology to monitor all sources of water loss | Director/Board Member | - |
Mercury Data Science, Inc.
 Mercury Data Science, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Engages in artificial intelligence and life science activities | Founder | - |
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Training of Dan M. Watkins
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Positions held
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Connections
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1st degree connections
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1st degree companies
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 22 |
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Carnegie Mellon University
 Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Vertos Medical, Inc.
 Vertos Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops and markets minimally invasive devices for treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis | Health Technology |
VizionWare, Inc.
 VizionWare, Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Manufactures audio and video digital equipments | Consumer Durables |
GlycosBio, Inc.
GlycosBio, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a biochemical company which commercializes sustainable chemicals made from renewable feed stocks | Health Technology |
DNAtrix, Inc.
DNAtrix, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Operates as a biotech company which focuses on the development of oncolytic viruses for cancer | Electronic Technology |
cGate Health, Inc.
 cGate Health, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Delivers integrated software solutions for clinical laboratory | Technology Services |
Sinopsys Surgical, Inc.
Sinopsys Surgical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Provides medical devices | Health Technology |
Deep Imaging Technologies, Inc.
 Deep Imaging Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops real-time fluid tracking technology | Technology Services |
Aclaris Life Sciences, Inc.
Aclaris Life Sciences, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Operates as a technology-based company which focuses on rational drug design to identify novel drugs for cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases | Health Services |
Benson Hill Holdings, Inc.
 Benson Hill Holdings, Inc. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Engages in growing, marketing and shipping of fresh produce products | Process Industries |
Rice University
 Rice University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc.
 Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops therapeutic and diagnostic products | Health Technology |
BioHouston, Inc.
BioHouston, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in life science and biotechnology commercialization | Commercial Services |
Mercury Partners Management LLC
Mercury Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Mercury Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of disruptive AI, blockchain and technology sectors. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.1 - 10 million. It acts as lead or co-lead investor. | Finance |
Marval Pharma Ltd.
 Marval Pharma Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops biomedical imaging agents for use in X-ray and computed tomography | Health Technology |
Illumitex, Inc.
 Illumitex, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Designs and develops semiconductors and light-emitting diode (LED) technology | Electronic Technology |
Swift Biosciences, Inc.
 Swift Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops molecular biology reagents | Health Technology |
Resonant Therapeutics, Inc.
Resonant Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops novel targets and functional antibodies for cancer treatment | Health Technology |
Olea Networks, Inc.
Olea Networks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI sensor-based edge computing technology to monitor all sources of water loss | Technology Services |
Rice Alliance Austin
 Rice Alliance Austin Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as non-profit organization for technology and entrepreneurship | Commercial Services |
Courier Therapeutics, Inc.
 Courier Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a biotechnology company which develops protein therapeutics platform | Health Technology |
Mercury Data Science, Inc.
Mercury Data Science, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Engages in artificial intelligence and life science activities | Technology Services |
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