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Sammy Farah
Chief Executive Officer at
Turnstone Biologics, Inc.
Profile
Sammy J.
Farah currently works at Turnstone Biologics, Inc., as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director and Myst Therapeutics LLC, as Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Farah also formerly worked at Turnstone Biologics Corp., as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2015 to 2025, Versant Venture Management LLC, as Investment Professional, Immune Design Corp., as Chief Business Officer, and Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc., as President from 2011 to 2015.
Dr. Farah received his doctorate degree from Stanford University, Masters Business Admin degree and doctorate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Sammy Farah active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Turnstone Biologics, Inc.
 Turnstone Biologics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops bio-therapeutics for the treatment of cancer | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Myst Therapeutics LLC
 Myst Therapeutics LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops novel t-cell therapies for solid tumors | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Former positions of Sammy Farah
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| TURNSTONE BIOLOGICS CORP. | Chief Executive Officer | 2025-08-10 |
Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc.
 Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc. Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc. is a company based in La Jolla, CA. The company was founded in 2010. | President | 2015-09-30 |
Versant Venture Management LLC
 Versant Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Versant Ventures invests in biotechnology companies located globally. The firm participates in early and later stage capital requirements. | Private Equity Analyst | 2010-05-30 |
| IMMUNE DESIGN CORP | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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| Private companies | 9 |
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Stanford University
 Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
University of Pennsylvania
 University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University | Finance |
Versant Venture Management LLC
Versant Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Versant Ventures invests in biotechnology companies located globally. The firm participates in early and later stage capital requirements. | Finance |
Immune Design Corp.
 Immune Design Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a pharmaceutical and clinical-stage immunotherapy company | Health Technology |
Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc.
Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc. Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc. is a company based in La Jolla, CA. The company was founded in 2010. | |
Turnstone Biologics, Inc.
Turnstone Biologics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops bio-therapeutics for the treatment of cancer | Health Technology |
Turnstone Biologics Corp.
 Turnstone Biologics Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops and sells medicines to treat and cure solid tumors | Health Technology |
Myst Therapeutics LLC
Myst Therapeutics LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops novel t-cell therapies for solid tumors | Commercial Services |
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