Peter C. M. McWilliams
Chief Executive Officer at Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Profile
Dr. McWilliams works with several Sanderling portfolio companies in the role of Chairman, Director, CEO and member of the management team.
Portfolio companies include Trinity Biosystems, Artielle Immunotherapeutics, Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Harkness Pharmaceuticals, Cylene Pharmaceuticals and others.
Prior to joining Sanderling, Dr. McWilliams worked at Genentech where, as a Product Manager in Oncology Commercial Development, he managed a pipeline of oncology products in clinical and pre-clinical development and was the Commercial Team Leader for Avastin.
Prior to that he was an Associate with Booz.Allen & Hamilton in San Francisco where he focused on projects for major US and International life science companies.
From 1991 to 1994 he worked for Oxford Molecular, one of the first companies in the field of rational drug design and bio-informatics where, as a Product Manager and Applications Specialist, he helped to set up and establish their US operations prior to their successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange in 1994.
Dr. McWilliams received an M.B.A.
from Columbia Business School in 1996, where he was an R.C.
Kopf Fellow and was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma.
He received a Ph.D.
in 1991 and an M.A.
in 1990 in Chemistry from Princeton University where he received a Hugh Scott Taylor fellowship.
He received a B.A.
in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University in 1987.
Peter C. M. McWilliams active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Sanderling Management CO LLC
 Sanderling Management CO LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sanderling Management CO LLC (Sanderling Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979 by Robert G. McNeil. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California. | Private Equity Investor | 1999-12-31 |
Trinity Biosystems, Inc.
 Trinity Biosystems, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Trinity Biosystems, Inc. develops and formulates orally delivered bio-therapeutic macromolecules. It offers TriPex system, an approach to macromolecule delivery that works cooperatively with the natural physiology of the body. The system utilizes a specific and natural biological transport mechanism: a receptor-mediated transcellular transport pathway that allows passage through the mucosal epithelium and delivery of the therapeutic payload into the blood. The company was founded by Randall J. Mrsny on July 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Chairman | - |
Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides pharmaceutical research and development services. it focuses on the development of small therapeutics for respiratory and inflammatory disorders. The company was founded by Kevin B. Bacon in November 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Harkness Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Harkness Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Harkness Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops novel therapies for obesity. The firm offers human clinical trials for its first product, an oral formulation of the peptide enterostatin for the treatment of obesity. The company was founded by Edward Dennis and Byron Rubin in 2003 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Artielle ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc.
 Artielle ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Artielle ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics for autoimmune diseases. Its Recombinant T-cell receptor Ligands can be tailored to target different illnesses. The company develops RTL1000, a compound for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The company was founded by Halina Offner, Arthur Vandenbark and Gregory G. Burrows in 2004 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Liphorus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Liphorus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Liphorus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops small molecules effective in treating high cholesterol. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Glycomine, Inc.
 Glycomine, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Glycomine, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutics for diseases which have no treatment options. Its therapeutic approach is to combine replacement therapies such as substrates, enzymes, or proteins with intracellular delivery vehicles consisting of bio-nanomaterials or ligands that target the molecules to the cell interior of clinically relevant organs. It focuses on research of mannose-1-phosphate and Ngly1 enzyme replacement therapy, and observational study of GLY-000. The company was founded in 2014 by Agnes Rafalko and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Former positions of Peter C. M. McWilliams
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Genentech, Inc.
 Genentech, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1999-12-30 |
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
 Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1995-12-31 |
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Training of Peter C. M. McWilliams
| University of Cambridge | Undergraduate Degree |
| Princeton University | Doctorate Degree |
| Columbia Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 14 |
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Genentech, Inc.
Genentech, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. | Health Technology |
Sanderling Management CO LLC
Sanderling Management CO LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sanderling Management CO LLC (Sanderling Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979 by Robert G. McNeil. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California. | Finance |
Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers, develops and commercializes small molecule drugs. It develops molecule drugs to treat life-threatening diseases, with a particular emphasis in oncology. The firm drug discovery platform, STAND has delivered a diverse portfolio of drug candidates that target the multiple pathways critical for the support, maintenance of cancer cells and that address unmet medical needs with substantial markets. The company was founded in 1997 by Thomas James Farrell and Daniel Douglas Von Hoff and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
Artielle ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc.
Artielle ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Artielle ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics for autoimmune diseases. Its Recombinant T-cell receptor Ligands can be tailored to target different illnesses. The company develops RTL1000, a compound for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The company was founded by Halina Offner, Arthur Vandenbark and Gregory G. Burrows in 2004 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Health Technology |
Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides pharmaceutical research and development services. it focuses on the development of small therapeutics for respiratory and inflammatory disorders. The company was founded by Kevin B. Bacon in November 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
Harkness Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Harkness Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Harkness Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops novel therapies for obesity. The firm offers human clinical trials for its first product, an oral formulation of the peptide enterostatin for the treatment of obesity. The company was founded by Edward Dennis and Byron Rubin in 2003 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
CalciMedica, Inc. (US)
 CalciMedica, Inc. (US) BiotechnologyHealth Technology CalciMedica, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in drug development. It discovers and develops novel small molecule drugs for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders and organ transplant rejection. The company was founded by Gonul Velicelebi, Kenneth Stauderman, Anjana Rao, Patrick Hogan, Stefan Feske, Michael Harpold, Tom Reed, and Jack Roos in December 2006 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA. | Health Technology |
Axikin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Axikin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Axikin Pharmaceuticals Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It develops and commercializes small molecule therapeutics for severe respiratory, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), inflammatory dermatoses, inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis. The company was founded by Kevin Bacon in June 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
| Oxford Molecular Group Plc | Health Technology |
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA. | Industrial Services |
Trinity Biosystems, Inc.
Trinity Biosystems, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Trinity Biosystems, Inc. develops and formulates orally delivered bio-therapeutic macromolecules. It offers TriPex system, an approach to macromolecule delivery that works cooperatively with the natural physiology of the body. The system utilizes a specific and natural biological transport mechanism: a receptor-mediated transcellular transport pathway that allows passage through the mucosal epithelium and delivery of the therapeutic payload into the blood. The company was founded by Randall J. Mrsny on July 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Health Technology |
| Kingsbury Capital Partners LP | |
Glycomine, Inc.
Glycomine, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Glycomine, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutics for diseases which have no treatment options. Its therapeutic approach is to combine replacement therapies such as substrates, enzymes, or proteins with intracellular delivery vehicles consisting of bio-nanomaterials or ligands that target the molecules to the cell interior of clinically relevant organs. It focuses on research of mannose-1-phosphate and Ngly1 enzyme replacement therapy, and observational study of GLY-000. The company was founded in 2014 by Agnes Rafalko and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Health Technology |
Liphorus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Liphorus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Liphorus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops small molecules effective in treating high cholesterol. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. | Health Technology |
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