Supervisory Board
Charles Cohen, PhD
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Partner of Advent International [»]
Charles Cohen, PhD, is one of the founders of Cellzome and served as the company's President and CEO for two years. He joined Advent International as a partner in 2003. Dr. Cohen has more than 25 years experience in the biotechnology industry. He was a founder of Creative BioMolecules, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, and served as its President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1985 to 1995. Dr. Cohen is also a co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of several biotechnology companies, including Exelixis, Inc., an integrated drug discovery and development company, Xenon Genetics, Inc., a population based genomics company and Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company focused on the identification and development of novel anti-infective agents. Dr. Cohen received his PhD in 1976 from New York University School of Medicine.
Timothy P.W. Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Edwards is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cellzome Inc. He had previously held various senior positions at British Biotech plc, between 1997-2003, including Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chief Executive Officer. Before British Biotech, Tim was an Investment Banker in London specialising in the healthcare sector; this followed a 14-year period as an entrepreneur in other sectors, managing and developing three privately-held businesses in which he was a major shareholder.
Tim is a board member of the BioIndustry Association, the trade association for innovative enterprises in the UK's bioscience sector; a Trustee and Director of The Mulberry Bush School, a charity founded in 1948 providing therapeutic and residential care for children aged 5-12 with severe emotional and behavioural difficulties; and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures & Commerce, a charity founded in 1754 which drives ideas, innovation and social change. From 2005-2007, he was Chairman of ReOx Limited, a biotech company spun out of the University of Oxford, with leading intellectual property in the field of hypoxia and a research collaboration with Amgen Inc.
Johnston L. Evans
General Partner, INVESCO Private Capital
Johnston Evans is a veteran venture capitalist with over thirty years of investment experience. Prior to joining INVESCO in 1995, Mr. Evans served as General Partner for Wolfensohn Partners after establishing Kuwait Middle East Financial Investment Company. He also established KME Management Services, Inc. where, as President, he was responsible for venture capital and real estate investments of partnership funds raised in Kuwait. During his combined tenure at KME and Wolfensohn, Mr. Evans was responsible for funding a total of 33 companies. He received a B.A. in Political Science from Boston University in 1970.
Jason S. Fisherman, MD
Managing Director, Advent International [»]
Jason S. Fisherman, MD, is a Managing Director at Advent International. Dr. Fisherman has led or co-led Advent's investments in 23 companies. He is currently a Director of ILEX Oncology Inc., Exelixis Pharmaceuticals Inc., Oridion Systems Ltd., Mediconsult.com, Managed Healthcare Associates Inc., Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Neurogenetics Inc., Med e-Manager Corp., Anadys Pharmaceuticals Inc. and IntroGene BV. Prior to joining Advent, Dr. Fisherman was Senior Director of Medical Research at Enzon. Previously, at the National Cancer Institute, he was responsible for developing a portfolio of anti cancer drugs, including Taxol. Dr. Fisherman received a BA in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale, an MD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Bruno Montanari, PharmD
Principal, Atlas Venture [»]
Dr. Bruno Montanari is a Principal in the life sciences group, and joined Atlas Venture in 2004.
He joined Atlas Venture from CDP Capital in Paris where he worked as Investment Manager on deals both in Europe and North America. Dr. Montanari began his career as an Investment Banker in the Healthcare groups of Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch. He serves on the boards of Atlas portfolio companies Cellzome, Novexel and Xytis. He also works closely with Fibrex, JenaValve and Newron Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Montanari holds a PharmD from the Université René Descartes and a Masters in Strategic Management from HEC, France.
Stelios Papadopoulos, PhD
Dr. Stelios Papadopoulos' career in biotech spans more than two decades. Dr. Papadopoulos retired as Vice Chairman of Cowen & Co., LLC in August 2006 after six years with the firm where as an investment banker he focused on the biotech and pharma sectors. Prior to joining Cowen, he started as an investment banker and was most recently Chairman of PaineWebber Develop- ment Corp. Before, he was Vice President in the Equity Research Department of Drexel Burnham Lambert. Prior to Drexel, he was a biotechnology analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Before coming to Wall Street, Dr. Papadopoulos was on the faculty of the Department of Cell Biology at New York University Medical Center. He continues his affiliation with NYU Medical Center as an Adjunct Associate Professor. Dr. Papadopoulos holds a PhD in biophysics and an MBA in finance, both from New York University.
Dr. Papadopoulos is a co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Exelixis, co-founder and member of the Board of Anadys Pharmaceuticals and Cellzome, and is also a member of the Board of BG Medicine. In the not-for-profit sector, Dr. Papadopoulos is a co-founder and Chairman of Fondation Santé and a member of the Board of Visitors of Duke University Medical Center.
Francesco De Rubertis, PhD
General Partner, Index Ventures [»]
Dr. Francesco De Rubertis is General Partner responsible for the firm's life sciences practice as well as Index's networks within the scientific community. His areas of expertise include biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals. Dr. De Rubertis joined Index in 1998 and has served on the board of several companies including Cellzome, 7TM, ParAllele Bioscience, BioXell and GeneBio. Prior to joining Index, Dr. De Rubertis was involved in post-doctoral research in genetics at the Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is also the author of several publications in international scientific journals including Nature. Dr. De Rubertis has a BA in Genetics and Microbiology from the University of Pavia and a PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Geneva. He is also a CFA charter holder.
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