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Richard Heyman

Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners

Encinitas, California

Overview 

Richard Heyman is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, with a background in drug discovery and biotechnology. He has held leadership positions in various biotech companies and has served as the Chairman or Board Member in organizations such as RayzeBio, Curebound, Enliven Therapeutics, and PMV Pharmaceuticals, showcasing his extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry and clinical development.

Work Experience 

  • Chairperson of the Board

    2022 - Current

RayzeBio is a pharmaceuticals company that develops targeted radiopharmaceutical drugs for cancer.

Raised $418,000,000.00 from Soleus Capital, Ally Bridge Group, Viking Global Investors, Laurion Capital Management, Wellington Management, Sands Capital Ventures and Sofinnova Investments.

  • Board of Director and Scientific Advisory Board Member

    2021

Curebound raises and invests funds in cancer research, focusing on translational projects to develop new treatments and cures.

  • BOD Member/Chairman

    2020

    Drug Discovery and Development Biotech

Enliven Therapeutics is a precision oncology company developing small molecule therapies to extend and improve patient lives.

Raised $230,000,000.00 from Acuta Capital Partners, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, Commodore Capital, Rock Springs Capital, Logos Capital, Fairmount Funds Management and Woodline Partners.

  • Board of Managers

    2020

  • Chairman of the Board

    2020

PMV Pharmaceuticals is a developer of p53-targeted small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer.

Raised $236,000,000.00 from Viking Global Investors, Nextech Invest, RA Capital Management, Avoro Capital Advisors, OrbiMed, Boxer Capital and Wellington Management.

  • Venture Partner

    2020

ARCH is a venture firm that focuses on life science discoveries to prevent, detect, and cure disease.

  • Chairman/BOD member

    2018

Vividion is a developer of a novel drug discovery platform designed to offer transformative treatments to patients with serious illnesses.

Raised $371,504,616.00 from Woodline Partners, Avoro Capital Advisors, Logos Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund, Boxer Capital, Acuta Capital Partners, T. Rowe Price, Surveyor Capital, Nextech Invest and Driehaus Capital Management.

  • Vice Chairman of The Board of Trustees

    2015

Salk Institute for Biological Studies conducts research on molecular biology and genetics, neurosciences, and plant biology.

Raised $81,400,000.00 from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, The Audacious Project, Alzheimer's Research UK, National Institutes of Health and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

  • Chairman of the BOD

    2014

  • Executive Chairman

    2015 - 2022

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