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Michael Martin

President & CEO of Plexium

San Diego, California

Overview 

Michael Martin is currently serving as the President & CEO of Plexium in San Diego, California. He has a strong background in the pharmaceutical industry, with notable achievements including leading Takeda's Center for External Innovation and making successful investments in companies like Koneksa Health and OrphoMed.

Work Experience 

  • President & CEO

    2024 - Current

Plexium develops a targeted protein degradation platform to find new therapies for cancer and other diseases.

Raised $165,000,000.00 from CRV, RA Capital Management, Pappas Capital, DCVC Bio, SoftBank Vision Fund, Pivotal bioVenture Partners, M Ventures, Surveyor Capital, Lux Capital and Neotribe Ventures.

  • Head of Center for External Innovation

    2022 - 2024

  • Head of Center for External Innovation

    2022 - 2024

  • Takeda Ventures, Inc.

    2015 - 2024

  • Global Licensing & Business Development

    2012 - 2015

  • Head, Intellikine Integration

    2012 - 2012

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    2005 - 2008

TargeGen, Inc., a vascular biology-focused biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops small molecule kinase inhibitors that target.

Raised $113,718,379.00 from CTI Life Sciences Fund, Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management, Chicago Growth Partners, Innovis Investments, Forward Ventures, CDP Capital Technology Ventures, VantagePoint Capital Partners, BB Biotech Ventures, Pappas Ventures and Enterprise Partners.

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    2000 - 2005

Arena Pharmaceuticals is focused on delivering solutions for cardiovascular, central nervous system, inflammatory and metabolic diseases.

Raised $1,059,760,000.00 from Farallon Capital Management, Deerfield Capital Management, Deerfield Capital Management and Deerfield.

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