Kirby Black

Corporate Officer/Principal at Kennesaw State University

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Kirby S.
Black was the founder of AuraZyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. founded in 2000, where he held the title of Chief Operating Officer.
Dr. Black's current job is as a Professor at Kennesaw State University since 2005.
Dr. Black's former jobs include being the President & Chief Executive Officer at EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 1990 to 1993 and Director at Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc. in 1994.
Dr. Black was also a Board of Director at Neurobiology Foundation from 2012 to 2018 and Managing Partner at Epic BioVentures LLC from 2010 to 2018.
Dr. Black's education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1976 and a doctorate degree from the University of California, Irvine in 1990.

Kirby Black active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Kennesaw State University	Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-06-05

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Former positions of Kirby Black

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Epic BioVentures LLC Epic BioVentures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2010, Epic BioVentures LLC is a venture capital firm located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.	Private Equity Investor	2018-08-31
AuraZyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Founder	2004-01-30
LifeModeler, Inc. LifeModeler, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LifeModeler, Inc. manufactures human simulation software solutions. The firm specializes in computational biomechanics. The company was founded by Shawn P. McGuan in 2002 and is headquartered in San Clemente, CA.	Corporate Officer/Principal	1996-01-30
Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc.	Corporate Officer/Principal	1994-01-30

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University of California, Los Angeles	Undergraduate Degree
University of California, Irvine	Doctorate Degree

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ARTIVION, INC.	Health Technology

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Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc.	Commercial Services
EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. used to develop targeted contrast agents both to improve the capability and expand the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a tool for diagnosing human disease. The company was founded in 1988 and was headquartered in Lexington, MA.	Health Technology
LifeModeler, Inc. LifeModeler, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LifeModeler, Inc. manufactures human simulation software solutions. The firm specializes in computational biomechanics. The company was founded by Shawn P. McGuan in 2002 and is headquartered in San Clemente, CA.	Technology Services
AuraZyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Epic BioVentures LLC Epic BioVentures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2010, Epic BioVentures LLC is a venture capital firm located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.	Finance

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