James Vath
Founder of Pharmup Solutions LLC
James Vath
Founder of Pharmup Solutions LLC
Boston, Massachusetts
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder and Member of the Board
2020 - Current
Biotech company focused on innovative therapeutics harnessing the Integrated Stress Response
Founder and Partner
2023
Consultancy focused on helping founders and investors create early value and momentum
Partner
2021 - 2022
Part of a team of company builders aiming to create innovative companies to eradicate diseases. Our focus for investing is de novo company formation around big ideas and visionary science.
Founder and Partner
2019 - 2021
Consultancy focused on helping biotech entrepreneurs and investors create early value and momentum
Founder and Sr. VP of Research and Development
2006 - 2019
Founding scientist for a public biotechnology company focused on rare obesity and metabolic disease
Entrepreneur
2005 - 2006
Worked with founders and investors to develop product development and financing plans for early stage start-ups.
Sr. VP Product Development
2004 - 2005
Member of management team for an early stage start-up developing a lectin for oncology supportive care
SVP of Research
1999 - 2004
Head of R&D for a Company developing small molecules and peptide based drugs for a variety of disease applications including oncology, inflammation, and Alzheimer's disease
Director Protein Technologies
1996 - 1999
Leader of the proteomics group focused on developing technologies for biomarker discovery and drug screening
Lab Head
1989 - 1996
Scientist involved in protein and carbohydrate characterization in support of a number of development programs