Bruce Ganem
Founder at KensaGroup LLC
Profile
Dr. Ganem, Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder of KensaGroup, is the Franz and Elisabeth Roessler Professor of Chemistry and the J.
Thomas Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship at Cornell University.
Dr. Ganem received his B.A.
degree in chemistry from Harvard College and his Ph.D in organic chemistry from Columbia University.
After completing postdoctoral work at Stanford, he joined the Cornell faculty in 1974, serving as department chairman from 1993 to 1997 and again in 2001.
A synthetic organic chemist by training, Dr. Ganem has broad scientific research interests ranging from organic and analytical chemistry to biochemistry and molecular medicine, including medicinal chemistry, structure-based drug design, protein engineering, and biotechnology.
His current research focuses on new chemical processes known as multicomponent reactions, which have important applications to drug discovery and development.
Dr. Ganem has authored over 240 scientific papers, and holds five patents.
He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the 1999 Chemical Manufacturers Association National Catalyst Award and the 2007 American Chemical Society Award for Creative Invention.
As a scientist-entrepreneur, Dr. Ganem has founded or helped start several biopharmaceutical and technology companies in the past fifteen years, including LeukoSite, ArQule, Natural Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Taktix, KensaGroup, Gene Network Sciences, NovaSterilis, Medhesives, North Sea Resins, and Novomer.
Bruce Ganem active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
KensaGroup LLC
 KensaGroup LLC Investment ManagersFinance KensaGroup LLC (KensaGroup) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Bruce Ganem and Tony R. Eisenhut. The firm is headquartered in Ithaca, New York. | Founder | 2010-03-08 |
Former positions of Bruce Ganem
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| The Elsevier Foundation | Consultant / Advisor | 2008-12-30 |
Novomer, Inc.
 Novomer, Inc. Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries Novomer, Inc. manufactures biodegradable plastics, polymers, and other chemicals from renewable substances. It specializes in commercializing a family of low-cost, high-performance, sustainable polymers and other chemicals. The company was founded by Geoffrey William Coates, Anthony Romey Eisenhut and Scott D. Allen in 2004 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2007-12-30 |
| AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Consultant / Advisor | 2007-12-30 |
Aitia, Inc.
 Aitia, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services GNS Healthcare, Inc. provides analytics solutions for the healthcare industry. The firm offers solutions for electronic health records, claims, clinical and incentive programs, reward, product development solutions for biopharmaceutical, diagnostic, consumer product, and medical device companies and publications, conference abstracts, and presentations. The company was founded by Colin Hill and Iya Khalil in 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2004-12-30 |
Kendro Laboratory Products LP
 Kendro Laboratory Products LP Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Kendro Laboratory Products provides laboratory equipments for sample preparation, processing and storage. It offers products and services for life science, material science, bioprocessing and drug discovery. The company's products include incubators, freezers, refrigerators, centrifuges and heat treat ovens. Its customers include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical, diagnostic and blood processing sectors worldwide. Kendro Laboratory Products was founded in 1998 and is located in Asheville, NC | Consultant / Advisor | 2003-12-30 |
Training of Bruce Ganem
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Doctorate Degree |
| Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Health Technology |
| AFFYMAX, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 13 |
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| Ciba-Geigy Corp. | Health Technology |
Cordis Corp.
 Cordis Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Cordis Corp. develops and manufactures devices for interventional vascular medicine and electrophysiology. The firm's products include guidewires, balloons, forceps, catheters, and stents to treat a variety of circulatory system problems including coronary artery disease and cerebral aneurysms. The company was founded by William P. Murphy Jr. in 1959 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. | Health Technology |
Glycomed, Inc.
 Glycomed, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Glycomed, Inc. discovers and developes pharmaceuticals based on complex carbohydrates. The company's drug discovery strategy utilizes medicinal chemistry to identify biologically active small molecules for therapeutic use. The company was founded by Brian G. Atwood in 1987 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
ArQule, Inc.
 ArQule, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology ArQule, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research and development of therapeutics to treat cancers and rare diseases. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA. | Health Technology |
LeukoSite, Inc.
 LeukoSite, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology LeukoSite, Inc. develops drugs for treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. It produces drugs to block autoimmune and viral diseases associated with malfunctioning leukocytes or white blood cells. The company was founded in 1992 and is located in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
| The Elsevier Foundation | |
Aitia, Inc.
Aitia, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services GNS Healthcare, Inc. provides analytics solutions for the healthcare industry. The firm offers solutions for electronic health records, claims, clinical and incentive programs, reward, product development solutions for biopharmaceutical, diagnostic, consumer product, and medical device companies and publications, conference abstracts, and presentations. The company was founded by Colin Hill and Iya Khalil in 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Commercial Services |
Purdue Pharma LP
 Purdue Pharma LP Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Purdue Pharma LP engages in the development and provision of prescription medicines. It offers a portfolio of medical products in categories, including prescription opioids, sleep, laxatives, antiseptics, and dietary supplement. The company was founded by Raymond R. Sackler in 1991 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. | Health Technology |
Kendro Laboratory Products LP
Kendro Laboratory Products LP Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Kendro Laboratory Products provides laboratory equipments for sample preparation, processing and storage. It offers products and services for life science, material science, bioprocessing and drug discovery. The company's products include incubators, freezers, refrigerators, centrifuges and heat treat ovens. Its customers include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical, diagnostic and blood processing sectors worldwide. Kendro Laboratory Products was founded in 1998 and is located in Asheville, NC | Health Technology |
Novomer, Inc.
Novomer, Inc. Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries Novomer, Inc. manufactures biodegradable plastics, polymers, and other chemicals from renewable substances. It specializes in commercializing a family of low-cost, high-performance, sustainable polymers and other chemicals. The company was founded by Geoffrey William Coates, Anthony Romey Eisenhut and Scott D. Allen in 2004 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Process Industries |
KensaGroup LLC
KensaGroup LLC Investment ManagersFinance KensaGroup LLC (KensaGroup) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Bruce Ganem and Tony R. Eisenhut. The firm is headquartered in Ithaca, New York. | Finance |
NovaSterilis, Inc.
 NovaSterilis, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology NovaSterilis, Inc. develops and commercializes supercritical carbon dioxide technology for use in sterilization of biomedical materials. It offers NOVA 2200, a SCCO2 sterilizer, which is used to sterilize various types of allograft and engineered tissues, including skin, ligament, tendon, and bone. The firm provides consumable supplies, such as gas permeable packaging, biological indicators, and NovaKill, a proprietary additive. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Lansing, NY. | Health Technology |
Prendismo LLC
 Prendismo LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Prendismo LLC provides access to digital video content on business, leadership and entrepreneurship. Its services are delivered over the internet to computers and mobile devices. The firm offers knowledge and advice to small and medium-sized businesses through audio and video clips. The company was founded by Kirsten Johnston Barker, Tony R. Eisenhut and Deborah H. Streeter in 2008 and is headquartered in Ithaca, NY. | Technology Services |
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