Vaithianathan Palaniappan
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer at Flagship Pioneering
Network origin in Vaithianathan Palaniappan first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
Flagship Pioneering
 Flagship Pioneering Investment ManagersFinance Flagship Pioneering (Flagship Pioneering) is a venture capital firm founded in 1982 by Ed M Kania and Noubar B Afeyan. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 175 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 43 |
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
 Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. develops and markets pharmaceutical products. It offers metabolic and cardiovascular, respiratory and immunology, central nervous system, oncology, and general medicine products. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.
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| Subsidiary | Pharmaceuticals: Major | 17 |
| Public Company | Pharmaceuticals: Major | 16 | |
Annamalai University
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 4 |
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Companies connected to Vaithianathan Palaniappan via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Director/Board Member Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| AXCA HEALPAR | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO Founder Founder Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| EVELO BIOSCIENCES, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member Founder Chairman Director/Board Member | |
| SERES THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Biotechnology | Founder Founder Founder Director/Board Member Chairman Chief Operating Officer | |
| MODERNA, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder Founder Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| BG MEDICINE, INC. | Medical Specialties | Chairman Founder Director of Finance/CFO Chief Operating Officer Chairman | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Cellarity Inc.
 Cellarity Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Cellarity Inc. engages in the operation of platform to design medicines targeting the full cellular and molecular complexity of disease. The company was founded by Avak Kahvejian, James J. Collins, Noubar Afeyan, and Nicholas Plugis in 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Founder Corporate Officer/Principal Founder Chairman Founder | |
Generate Biomedicines, Inc.
 Generate Biomedicines, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Generate Biomedicines, Inc. is a drug generation company that has developed a machine learning-powered multimodality generative biology platform capable of generating new drugs on demand across a wide range of biologic modalities. Generate Biomedicines is based in Somerville, MA. The platform seamlessly integrates computational and wet lab capabilities, improving the speed at which targets and therapeutics are identified and validated, the specificity of target engagement by generated proteins, and the cost of identifying and developing clinical candidates. The company's platform represents a potentially fundamental shift in what's possible in the field of therapeutic development, addressing key challenges of drug discovery and drastically expanding the available search space for novel biomedicines. The company was founded in 2018 by Poorya Hosseini, Molly Gibson, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Avak Kahvejian, Gevorg Grigoryan. Michael T. Nally has been the CEO of the company since 2018. | Biotechnology | Founder Director/Board Member Founder Founder Chief Executive Officer | |
| Harvard Medical School | College/University | Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| KALEIDO BIOSCIENCES, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chairman Founder Chief Administrative Officer Founder | |
| University of California San Diego | College/University | Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
ModernaTX, Inc.
 ModernaTX, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Modernatx, Inc. develops messenger RNA therapeutics. Its vivo drug technology that produces human proteins, antibodies and entirely novel protein constructs inside patient cells, which are in turn secreted or active intracellularly. The company was founded by Derrick J. Rossi, Doug G. Cole, Doug G. Cole, Robert S. Langer, Jr., Noubar Afeyan, and Kenneth R. Chien in 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Founder Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Indigo Ag, Inc.
 Indigo Ag, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Indigo Ag, Inc. provides microbial solutions. The company was founded by Noubar Afeyan, David A. Berry, and Geoffrey von Maltzahn in 2013 and is headquartered in Charlestown, MA. | Biotechnology | Founder Founder Director/Board Member Founder | |
Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc.
 Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It focuses on the immune system to prevent, treat, and cure cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Noubar Afeyan and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Founder Chairman Director/Board Member | |
YourBio Health, Inc.
 YourBio Health, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology YourBio Health, Inc. develops health monitoring products. It is developing an array of products based on the company's proprietary TAP? (Touch Activated Phlebotomy) painless blood collection platform. The company was founded by Richard Rox Anderson, Joerg Lahann, Robert S. Langer Jr., Douglas A. Levinson and Samir Mitragotri in 2008 and is headquartered in Medford, MA. | Electronic Equipment/Instruments | Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Inari Agriculture, Inc.
 Inari Agriculture, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Inari Agriculture, Inc. engages biotechnology research and development. It specializes in plant breeding technology. The company was founded by David Berry, Ignacio Martinez, George Church, and Steve Jacobsen in 2016 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Chairman Founder Founder Director/Board Member | |
Montai Health, Inc.
 Montai Health, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Montai Health, Inc. is a company that is using its pioneering AI-powered Conecta™ platform to develop Anthromolecule™ medicines that will treat and preempt chronic diseases to improve health outcomes for the 2 billion people worldwide living with these diseases. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. Montai Health is unlocking the potential of Anthromolecule™ chemistry with its pioneering AI-powered Conecta™ platform to develop breakthrough small-molecule medicines that will treat and preempt chronic diseases to improve health outcomes for the two billion people worldwide living with these diseases. The company was founded by Hok Hei Tam, Michael Wong, David Kolesky, Mary Margaret Hastings Georgiadis. Mary Margaret Hastings Georgiadis has been the CEO since incorporation. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Founder Founder Founder | |
Ohana Biosciences, Inc.
 Ohana Biosciences, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ohana Biosciences, Inc. operates early stage biotechnology firm. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.
 Tessera Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Tessera Therapeutics, Inc. engages in science company. It offers scientists and doctors the ability to write and rewrite small and large therapeutic messages into the genome, thereby curing diseases at their source. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member | |
| EDITAS MEDICINE, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder | |
KSQ Therapeutics, Inc.
 KSQ Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology KSQ Therapeutics, Inc. develops and deploys precision functional genomics to discover therapies that transform patient lives. The company was founded by Tim Wang and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chairman Director/Board Member Founder | |
Cygnal Therapeutics, Inc.
 Cygnal Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Cygnal Therapeutics, Inc. develops drugs for cancer, immunological diseases and regenerative processes. The company was founded by Noubar Afeyan, Avak Kahvejian and Jordi Mata-Fink in 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member | |
Inzen Therapeutics, Inc.
 Inzen Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Part of Sonata Therapeutics, Inc., Inzen Therapeutics, Inc. is discovering and developing a novel class of medicines based on thanokine biology. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. Thanokine biology offers the potential for unprecedented approaches to prevent and treat cancer, fibrotic disorders, immune-inflammatory disorders, metabolic disorders, and degenerative diseases. Inzen's thanokine product platform applies advances in mass spectrometry and machine learning, novel probes, unique assays, genetic and chemical biological technologies to characterize thanokine biology at scale and create drug candidates. Inzen Therapeutics harnesses signals of the cellular microenvironment to treat serious diseases. The company was founded by Flagship Pioneering, a life sciences innovation enterprise that conceives, resources, and develops first-in-category companies to transform human health and sustainability. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| OMEGA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Founder Founder | |
| EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION | Medical Specialties | Director of Finance/CFO Director/Board Member Founder | |
| Dartmouth College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| SYROS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Biotechnology | Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| MERCK & CO., INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of Oxford | College/University | Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| The Johns Hopkins University | College/University | Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Ampersand Biomedicines
 Ampersand Biomedicines BiotechnologyHealth Technology Ampersand Biomedicines is an American company that designs programmable medicines that work precisely where needed in the body and nowhere else. The company's computationally powered platform identifies ideal addresses for drug localization and informs the design of and-body™ therapeutics that have the optimal therapeutic effect. The result is smarter biologic medicines that target the site of disease without affecting healthy tissue or cells. Ampersand is enabling potent mechanisms to treat disease by creating and programming therapeutics that are more efficacious, without compromising on safety or tolerability. The company was founded in 2020 at Flagship Labs, a unit of Flagship Pioneering. Jason Gardner has been the CEO of the company since 2023. | Biotechnology | Founder President Chief Executive Officer | |
LS Dissolution, Inc.
 LS Dissolution, Inc. Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries LS Dissolution, Inc. engages in the production of petroleum replacement products and industrial chemicals. It offers chemical and fuel products. The company was founded by George M. Church, Christopher Somerville, Noubar B. Afeyan and Jay D. Keasling in 2005 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. | Chemicals: Major Diversified | Founder Founder Founder | |
Profound Therapeutics
 Profound Therapeutics Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology Profound Therapeutics is a company that is focused on discovering new medicines by expanding the human proteome. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company uses their platform, Profoundry, to identify and validate proteins and understand their therapeutic potential. This results in a growing database of novel proteins and their roles in health and disease. The company was founded in 2020 by Avak Kahvejian, who has been the CEO since then. | Pharmaceuticals: Other | Chairman President Founder | |
Ring Therapeutics, Inc.
 Ring Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Ring Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of a gene therapy platform. Its Anellovector platform provides tissue specifities benefitting from the inherent diversity of tropism afforded by the commensal virome. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Executive Officer | |
Cobalt Biomedicine, Inc.
 Cobalt Biomedicine, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Cobalt Biomedicine, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutic based drugs. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
| SANA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | Biotechnology | Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| RUBIUS THERAPEUTICS | Biotechnology | Founder Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO |
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| United States | 50 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
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| Health Technology | 33 |
| Consumer Services | 9 |
| Commercial Services | 6 |
| Process Industries | 3 |
| Finance | 2 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 271 |
| Founder | 120 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 107 |
| Private Equity Investor | 70 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 70 |
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| Noubar Afeyan | 76 |
| George Church | 45 |
| Douglas Cole | 44 |
| Harry Wilcox | 33 |
| Michael Rosenblatt | 31 |
| David Berry | 31 |
| Ed Kania | 31 |
| John Mendlein | 27 |
| Theo Melas-Kyriazi | 26 |
| Stéphane Bancel | 23 |
| Geoffrey von Maltzahn | 15 |
| Stefan Strein | 15 |
| Diego Miralles | 14 |
| Tu Yen Ong | 13 |
| Rupert Vessey | 13 |
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