Leonard Dragone

Third Rock Ventures LLC (Third Rock Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Mark Levin, Robert Tepper, Kevin Starr and Nick Leschly. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Flare Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on drugging transcription factors to develop small molecule medicines. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company's integrated discovery engine converges genetic, biochemical, and chemical insights to reveal druggable pockets and identify small molecule ligands capable of modulating transcription factors of high therapeutic potential. Flare's proteomic and mass spectrometry platform is powered by a proprietary library of electrophilic compounds unique to the company. The team has rapidly established an emerging pipeline of programs, highlighted by FX-909, a first-in-class investigational orally bioavailable small molecule inhibitor of PPARG, a master regulator of the luminal lineage in advanced urothelial cancer that has entered the clinic. Flare Therapeutics was launched in 2021 and is backed by founding investor Third Rock Ventures, as well as Boxer Capital, Nextech Invest, Casdin Capital, Invus Financial Advisors, and Eventide Asset Management. The company was founded by Mitchell Lazar, Fraydoon Rastinejad, Robert J. Sims, and Steven L. McKnight. Amit Rakhit has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

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.

Flagship Pioneering, Inc. (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.

N.V. Organon engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of prescription medicines. It offers products for cardiovascular diseases, fertility, gynecology, anesthesia, respiratory, consumer health care, neuroscience as well as immunology, animal health, and oncology. Its products include mometasone furoate inhalation powder, moxifloxacin, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin HCI, desogestrel, desloratadine, sun care, flu medicine, foot care, follitropin beta, formoterol fumarate inhalation powder, hormone therapy, and canine vaccines. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Oss, the Netherlands.

Kojin Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a small-molecule therapeutics company. It focuses on translating deep biological insight into the plasticity of human cell states to develop therapeutics for cancer, fibrosis, ischemia and immune modulation. The company was founded by Benjamin Cravatt, Stephanie K. Dougan and Stuart L.Schreiber and is headquartered in the United States.

Aduro Biotech Holdings Europe BV operates as a biopharmaceutical company specializing in immune oncology antibody discovery. The firm’s technology creates a pipeline of antibodies aiming to treat the immune system of cancer patients. Its antibody portfolio includes immune checkpoint inhibitors and novel antibody formats. The company was founded by Wiebe Olijve, Andrea van Elsas, and Hans van Eenennaam in 2011 and is headquartered in Oss, the Netherlands.

Organon Pharma (UK) Ltd. develops and manufactures pharmaceuticals. It offers osteoarthritis pain treatment Arcoxia, cardiovascular medication Cozaar, HIV drug Crixivan and asthma treatment Singulair. It operates a research center specializing in the development of central nervous system disorder such as Alzheimer's disease, depression, anxiety and migrane. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Hoddesdon, the United Kingdom.

Schering-Plough Research Institute provides pharmaceutical research. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

AM-Pharma BV operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in the development of proprietary recombinant human Alkaline Phosphatase. The firm’s products include Acute Kidney Injury, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Hypophosphatasia. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Bunnik, the Netherlands.

Organon Pharmaceutical USA, Inc. markets and distributes pharmaceutical products. Its products include contraceptives and anesthetics, as well as treatments for mental health disorders. The company is headquartered in Roseland, NJ.

Casma Therapeutics, Inc. operates biotechnology company harnessing natural cellular process of autophagy to design new medicines. The company was founded by Cary Pfeffer and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Exo Therapeutics, Inc. engages in production of drugs. It has developed a small-molecule enzyme inhibitor discovery platform that targets distal binding pockets of enzymes (exo-sites) that are not evolutionarily conserved. The company was founded by David R. Liu and Alan Saghatelian and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Camena Bioscience Ltd. is a British biotechnology company that produces long and complex synthetic genes. The company is based in Cambridge, UK. Camena Bioscience was founded in 2016 by Steve Harvey. Steve Harvey has been the CEO since 2016.

Part of Abbott Laboratories, TwistDx Ltd. is a British company that specializes in recombinase polymerase amplification technology. The company is based in Maidenhead, UK. The company offers TwistAmp research kits for researchers to develop tests, assays, and kits relevant to their work in fields such as water testing, biodefense, food species verification, and clinical or veterinary diagnostics. The company can work with partners on specific assay development collaborations for research and commercial applications. The company offers devices and accessories for research and development use only. The company was founded in 2002 by Niall Armes, Derek Stemple, Nagesh K. Mahanthappa.

TwistDX, Inc. provides scientific research and development services. The private company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Nagesh K. Mahanthappa.

Scholar Rock, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It focuses on discovering and developing a novel class of biologic therapies that target supracellular activation of growth factors in the disease microenvironment. The company was founded by Timothy Springer and Leonard Zon and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Avila Therapeutics, Inc. researches and develops covalent drugs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Summit, NJ.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

DCPrime BV engages in the provision of therapeutic vaccines for the treatment of cancer. It develops whole-cell-based vaccine addressing blood cancers with a high risk of relapse. The company was founded by Ada M. Kruisbeek and Rik J. Scheper in March 2005 and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.

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.

InteRNA Technologies BV develops RNA technologies and applications. It provides drug discovery and development services for the treatment of cancer based on the proprietary microRNA (miRNA) functions. The company develops miRNA-based therapeutics that control genes connected in signal transduction pathways and biological processes as a part of cancer initiation, progression and metastasis. InteRNA Technologies was founded by Edwin Cuppen and Eugene Berezikov in December 2006 and is headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Odyssey Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company that specializes in discovering, developing, and commercializing immunomodulators and oncology medicines. The company is based in Medfield, MA and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The company is composed of a team of drug hunters, scientists, and industry leaders in foundational biology, chemistry, and data sciences. Odyssey Therapeutics aims to transform drug discovery to accelerate and drive the creation and efficient delivery of life-enhancing precision medicines to patients. Odyssey Therapeutics was founded by David L. Pompliano, Gary D. Glick, and Melissa Merrick, with Gary D. Glick serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Third Rock Ventures LP seeks investment opportunities in life science companies located in the United States. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of sciences primarily in biotechnology, biopharmaceutical and medical devices. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements with an initial investment size of up to $30 million. It also acts as a lead investor.

The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) is an organization that advances the science, development, and application of immunotherapy to improve cancer patient outcomes. The non-profit company is based in Milwaukee, WI. SITC conducts policy and advocacy efforts on behalf of its members and the field. The Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer (JITC) is the official open access, peer-reviewed online journal of SITC, featuring original research articles, literature reviews, position papers, and discussions on all aspects of tumor immunology and cancer immunotherapy. SITC also created a conceptual framework for potential value in phase III studies evaluating immunotherapy combinations.

OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity (OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of Orbimed Advisors LLC founded in 1993 by Samuel D. Isaly. The firm is headquartered in New York and it has additional offices in San Francisco, Mumbai, Shanghai, Herzliya, Hong Kong and London.

The International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer operates as a professional society of influential scientists, academicians, researchers, clinicians, and government representatives. The non-profit company is based in Milwaukee, WI.

The Broad Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of research and development in biomedicals to cure infectious disease. Its scientific areas include chemical biology and therapeutics, genome regulation, cellular circuity and epigenomics, medical and population genetics, and metabolism. The company was founded by Eric S. Lander, Eli Broad and Edythe Broad in 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Rodin Therapeutics, Inc. develops first in class therapeutics for cognitive disorders. The company was founded by Bruce Booth in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.