H. Robert Horvitz
Chairman at Puretech Health LLC
Profile
Dr. H.
Robert (Bob) Horvitz has been an Advisor to MPM BioImpact since 2005 and has served as the Chairman of its Advisory Board since 2007.
Having joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Department of Biology faculty in 1978, he was named the David H.
Koch Professor of Biology in 2000.
He was appointed a Member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research in 2000 and a Member of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research in 2001.
He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Bob received the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering and characterizing genes that control programmed cell death (apoptosis), findings that have provided the basis for understanding many aspects of human biology and disease.
Bob is a member of the U.S.
National Academy of Sciences, the U.S.
National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and The Royal Society of London.
He is a recipient of the Gairdner Foundation International Award, the Alfred P.
Sloan, Jr. Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience.
He received a Ph.D.
in Biology in 1974 from Harvard University and S.B.
degrees in Mathematics and Economics from MIT in 1968.
H. Robert Horvitz active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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MPM BioImpact, Inc
MPM BioImpact, Inc Investment ManagersFinance MPM Bioimpact Inc (MPM Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Ansbert K. Gadicke and Luke B. Evnin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Consultant / Advisor | 2004-12-31 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
The General Hospital Corp.
The General Hospital Corp. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services The General Hospital Corp. provides healthcare services. It offers diagnostic and therapeutic are in every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. The firm's care center provides cancer, digestive disorders, heart disease, transplantation and vascular medicine services. The company was founded in 1811 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Bioimpact Capital LLC
Bioimpact Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance MPM BioImpact LLC (MPM BioImpact) is a venture capital firm a subsidiary of MPM Bioimpact Inc founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Puretech Health LLC
Puretech Health LLC Investment ManagersFinance Puretech Health LLC (PureTech Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PureTech Health Plc founded in 2000 by Daphne Zohar, Robert Langer and Ben Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Chairman | - |
Former positions of H. Robert Horvitz
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Mitobridge, Inc.
Mitobridge, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Mitobridge, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the development and discovery of products for mitochondrial function. The firm also offers treatments for genetic, metabolic, and neurodegenerative disorders as well as diseases and conditions of aging. The company was founded by Kazumi Shiosaki, Andrew Dillin, Ronald M. Evans, Johan Auwerx and Robert H. Horvitz in October 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Founder | - |
Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that engages in the discovery and development of human therapeutics to control apoptosis. The company was founded by John C. Reed, Robert H. Horvitz, and Lawrence C. Fritz in March 1993 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Founder | - |
Enlight Biosciences LLC
Enlight Biosciences LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Enlight Biosciences LLC develops research tools for drug discovery and development. It offers patient-centric platforms that may impact all aspects of the connected health ecosystem from patient engagement and experience, to patient-focused research and development. The company was founded by Raju S. Kucherlapati, David Steinberg, Rakesh Kumar Jain, H. Robert Horbitz, and Sanjiv Sam Gambhir in July 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Founder | - |
Kew, Inc.
Kew, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Kew, Inc. provides oncology services. It provides multiple services to oncologists to assist in treatment decisions for cancer patients and offers genomic testing for patient tumor samples and genomic information important to diagnostic and treatment decisions that assist physicians and are detailed in cancer-specific Therapeutic Pathways. The company was founded by Richard Bohmer, Viren Mehta, Clayton Matt Christensen, Jeffrey Elton, Mason Freeman, John P. Glaser, H. Robert Horvitz, Bruce Johnson, Kathy Behrens Wilsey and Raju S. Kucherlapat in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Founder | - |
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Training of H. Robert Horvitz
Harvard University | Doctorate Degree |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
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Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that engages in the discovery and development of human therapeutics to control apoptosis. The company was founded by John C. Reed, Robert H. Horvitz, and Lawrence C. Fritz in March 1993 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
MPM BioImpact, Inc
MPM BioImpact, Inc Investment ManagersFinance MPM Bioimpact Inc (MPM Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Ansbert K. Gadicke and Luke B. Evnin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
The General Hospital Corp.
The General Hospital Corp. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services The General Hospital Corp. provides healthcare services. It offers diagnostic and therapeutic are in every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. The firm's care center provides cancer, digestive disorders, heart disease, transplantation and vascular medicine services. The company was founded in 1811 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Services |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of biomedical research services and science education programs. It funds grants to both institutions and individuals in support of a wide range of science and research-related initiatives, including precollege and undergraduate science education, pre- and post-doctoral research fellowships, and international research activities. The company was founded by Howard R. Hughes in 1953 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD. | Miscellaneous |
Puretech Health LLC
Puretech Health LLC Investment ManagersFinance Puretech Health LLC (PureTech Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PureTech Health Plc founded in 2000 by Daphne Zohar, Robert Langer and Ben Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the advancement of therapeutics for oncology, and other areas of unmet medical need. Its product candidates include Tivozanib, Ficlatuzmab, AV-203, AV-380 and AV-353. The company was founded by Ronald A. DePinho, Lynda Chin, and Kenneth E. Weg on October 19, 2001 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Enlight Biosciences LLC
Enlight Biosciences LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Enlight Biosciences LLC develops research tools for drug discovery and development. It offers patient-centric platforms that may impact all aspects of the connected health ecosystem from patient engagement and experience, to patient-focused research and development. The company was founded by Raju S. Kucherlapati, David Steinberg, Rakesh Kumar Jain, H. Robert Horbitz, and Sanjiv Sam Gambhir in July 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Health Technology |
Epizyme, Inc.
Epizyme, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Epizyme, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The firm engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel epigenetic medicines for cancer and other diseases. Its product pipeline is lead by, tazemetostat which targets Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, molecularly defined solid tumors, non-small-cell lung carcinoma, molecularly targeted tumors, and ovarian cancer. The firm also develops pinometostat for genetically defined acute leukemia, and EZM8266 for sickle cell disease. The company was founded by Robert Horvitz and Zhang Yi on November 1, 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Society for Science & the Public
Society for Science & the Public Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Society for Science & the Public Society for Science & the Public operates as a non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of educational services. It offers scientific literacy; science, technology, engineering, and math education; and scientific research. The company was founded by Edward Willis Scripps and William Emerson Ritter in 1921 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Kew, Inc.
Kew, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Kew, Inc. provides oncology services. It provides multiple services to oncologists to assist in treatment decisions for cancer patients and offers genomic testing for patient tumor samples and genomic information important to diagnostic and treatment decisions that assist physicians and are detailed in cancer-specific Therapeutic Pathways. The company was founded by Richard Bohmer, Viren Mehta, Clayton Matt Christensen, Jeffrey Elton, Mason Freeman, John P. Glaser, H. Robert Horvitz, Bruce Johnson, Kathy Behrens Wilsey and Raju S. Kucherlapat in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Services |
Mitobridge, Inc.
Mitobridge, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Mitobridge, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the development and discovery of products for mitochondrial function. The firm also offers treatments for genetic, metabolic, and neurodegenerative disorders as well as diseases and conditions of aging. The company was founded by Kazumi Shiosaki, Andrew Dillin, Ronald M. Evans, Johan Auwerx and Robert H. Horvitz in October 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Bioimpact Capital LLC
Bioimpact Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance MPM BioImpact LLC (MPM BioImpact) is a venture capital firm a subsidiary of MPM Bioimpact Inc founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
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