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John Pribis

Founder of Solu Therapeutics

Brookline, Massachusetts

Overview 

John Pribis is the Co-Founder and Head of Business Strategy at Solu Tx, with a background in bioinformatics, drug discovery, and molecular biology. Highlights of his career include co-founding Solu Therapeutics and serving as a Senior Associate at Longwood Fund. John holds a Ph.D. from Baylor College of Medicine and has been involved in the creation and strategic development of multiple successful biotech companies, showcasing expertise in venture capital and incubation.

Work Experience 

  • Co-founder, Head of Business Strategy

    2024 - Current

  • Co-founder and Head of BD, Strategy, and Operations

    2023 - 2024

  • Founding VP of Strategy and Operations

    2022 - 2023

Solu Therapeutics is a precision-medicine-focused company developing therapeutics to eliminate disease-driving cells.

Raised $31,000,000.00 from Longwood Fund, Astellas Venture Management, Sante Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments and DCVC Bio.

  • Senior Associate

    2021 - 2023

Longwood Fund finances science-based companies that develop novel solutions for medical problems.

  • Co-founder, VP Strategy & Operations

    2021 - 2022

DEM BioPharma is an immuno-oncology company that is working to eradicate cancer by targeting novel innate immune system checkpoints.

Raised $70,000,000.00 from Emerson Collective, UTokyo Innovation Platform, Pfizer Venture Investments, Astellas Venture Management, Alta Partners, Alexandria Venture Investments, Longwood Fund and Insight Partners.

  • Co-founder, FL77, Inc (Apriori Bio)

    2020 - 2021

  • Associate

    2019 - 2021

  • Flagship Venture Fellow

    2019 - 2019

Flagship Pioneering is a venture capital firm that invests in life sciences and healthcare companies.

  • Graduate Student

    2013 - 2019

    Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance and Bacterial Evolvability

  • Director of Tri-Institutional Drug Discovery Program & Research Fellow

    2008 - 2013

    Team leader of a tri-institutional drug discovery program that led to the discovery of several drugs to treat sterile inflammation. Inflammation, traumatic injury, and susceptibility to infection after injury.

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