Jak Knowles
Chief Executive Officer at Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc.
Jak Knowles active positions
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CureDuchenne
CureDuchenne Financial ConglomeratesFinance CureDuchenne provides funding for research projects and organizations. The company was founded in 2003 by Paul Miller and Debra Miller and is located in Newport Beach, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - | - |
Vesigen, Inc.
Vesigen, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Vesigen, Inc. develops groundbreaking therapeutic products directed to intracellular targets using a scalable and extracellular vesicle delivery technology. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2020-07-21 | - |
Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc.
Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Watertown, MA. Affini-t is focused on developing potentially curative therapies for solid tumor cancers by unlocking the power of T cells and targeting core oncogenic drivers. The company's differentiated cell therapy platform harnesses state-of-the-art engineering and synthetic biology capabilities to optimize T cell functions and rewrite the rules of the solid tumor microenvironment, enabling the potential for sustained clinical outcomes in patients. The company is targeting Kras and other oncogenic and viral driver mutations to open a new and differentiated target space, thereby minimizing the risk of cancer. The company was founded by Jak Knowles and Arjun Goyal, with Jak Knowles serving as the CEO since incorporation. | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-01-31 | - |
Founder | 2021-01-31 | - | |
President | 2021-01-31 | - | |
Agent Capital LLC
Agent Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Agent Capital LLC (Agent Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Geeta Vemuri. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. | Consultant / Advisor | - | - |
Career history of Jak Knowles
Former positions of Jak Knowles
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METAGENOMI, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2019-05-31 | 2021-11-30 |
Triumvira Immunologics, Inc.
Triumvira Immunologics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Triumvira Immunologics, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Jonathan Bramson in 2015 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 2020-03-31 | 2020-10-31 |
PYXIS ONCOLOGY, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2019-06-30 | 2020-10-31 |
CENTURY THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2019-06-30 | 2020-10-31 |
BAYER AG | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2018-02-28 | 2020-09-30 |
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Training of Jak Knowles
Stanford University | Doctorate Degree |
State University of New York at Binghamton | Undergraduate Degree |
Statistics
International
United States | 23 |
Germany | 2 |
Canada | 2 |
Operational
Director/Board Member | 11 |
Corporate Officer/Principal | 5 |
Chief Executive Officer | 2 |
Sectoral
Health Technology | 11 |
Finance | 7 |
Commercial Services | 4 |
Positions held
Active
Inactive
Listed companies
Private companies
Linked companies
Listed companies | 4 |
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BAYER AG | Health Technology |
CENTURY THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Health Technology |
PYXIS ONCOLOGY, INC. | Health Technology |
METAGENOMI, INC. | Health Technology |
Private companies | 18 |
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JMP Securities LLC
JMP Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate. | Finance |
NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc.
NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc. Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc. develops and commercializes a family of beneficial bacteria. It commercializes Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs bacteria that improves plant health, promote early growth, and increase crop yield. The company was founded by Stephen Kahn, Thomas R. Laurita and Michael Bielski in 2012 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Process Industries |
Burrill LLC
Burrill LLC Investment ManagersFinance Burril LLC (Burrill) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by G. Steven. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
MPM BioImpact, Inc
MPM BioImpact, Inc Investment ManagersFinance MPM Bioimpact Inc (MPM Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Ansbert K. Gadicke and Luke B. Evnin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
CureDuchenne
CureDuchenne Financial ConglomeratesFinance CureDuchenne provides funding for research projects and organizations. The company was founded in 2003 by Paul Miller and Debra Miller and is located in Newport Beach, CA. | Finance |
Oliver, Wyman & Co. LLC | |
CoverCress, Inc.
CoverCress, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services CoverCress, Inc. operates as a renewable fuel company. It develops and commercializes field pennycress as an oilseed crop that is used to produces oil for industrial and renewable fuels, and meal for nutritious livestock feed. The company was founded by Vijay Chauhan, Dennis M. Plummer and Mike Roth and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Technology Services |
MyoTherix, Inc.
MyoTherix, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Myotherix, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company focuses on the development of therapies. It focuses on the development of innovative therapies for patients suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other muscle disorders for which there are no treatments. The company was founded by John Kincaid and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA. | Health Technology |
Bamboo Therapeutics, Inc.
Bamboo Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Bamboo Therapeutics, Inc. develops gene therapy products for central nervous system and neuromuscular diseases. Its therapeutic platform is based on the use of Adeno-associated virus as a gene therapy vehicle. The company’s proprietary technologies include chimeric vectors, self-complementary vectors, and dual glycan receptor. It focuses on the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, giant axonal neuropathy, Friedreich ataxia, and Canavan disease. Bamboo Therapeutics was founded by Richard Jude Samulski, Sheila A. Mikhail, Josh Grieger, Xiao Xiao, and Paola Leone in December 2014 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC. | Health Technology |
CureDuchenne Ventures LLC
CureDuchenne Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance CureDuchenne Ventures LLC (CureDuchenne Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of CureDuchenne, founded in 2014 by Debra Miller. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California. | Finance |
Triumvira Immunologics, Inc.
Triumvira Immunologics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Triumvira Immunologics, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Jonathan Bramson in 2015 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Canada. | Health Technology |
CytoSen Therapeutics, Inc.
CytoSen Therapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services CytoSen Therapeutics, Inc. develops natural killer (NK) cell therapeutics for cancer. It offers nanoparticle processing technology which enables improved ex vivo expansion and activation of NK-cells supporting multiple high dose infusions with anti-cancer cytotoxicity. The company was founded by Stefan O. Ciurea, Dean Lee and Robert Igarashi and is headquartered in Orlando, FL. | Commercial Services |
Agent Capital LLC
Agent Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Agent Capital LLC (Agent Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Geeta Vemuri. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Exonics Therapeutics, Inc.
Exonics Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Exonics Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies for neuromuscular diseases. It also develops gene editing technologies like CRISPR/Cas9 to permanently correct the majority of duchenne muscular dystrophy mutations. The company was founded by Eric N. Olson in February 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
RASRx LLC
RASRx LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services RASRx LLC provides research and development laboratories services. The company is headquartered in San Luis Obispo, CA. | Commercial Services |
Trinds LLC
Trinds LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Trinds LLC operates as a contract research organization which conducts research in neuromuscular and rare disorders. It offers solutions in clinical operations, data management, patient science liaison services, study measurements, and biostatistics. The company was founded by Avital Cnaan, Heather Gordish-Dressman and Eric Hoffman and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. | Commercial Services |
Vesigen, Inc.
Vesigen, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Vesigen, Inc. develops groundbreaking therapeutic products directed to intracellular targets using a scalable and extracellular vesicle delivery technology. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc.
Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Watertown, MA. Affini-t is focused on developing potentially curative therapies for solid tumor cancers by unlocking the power of T cells and targeting core oncogenic drivers. The company's differentiated cell therapy platform harnesses state-of-the-art engineering and synthetic biology capabilities to optimize T cell functions and rewrite the rules of the solid tumor microenvironment, enabling the potential for sustained clinical outcomes in patients. The company is targeting Kras and other oncogenic and viral driver mutations to open a new and differentiated target space, thereby minimizing the risk of cancer. The company was founded by Jak Knowles and Arjun Goyal, with Jak Knowles serving as the CEO since incorporation. | Health Technology |
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