Ed Kania
Director/Board Member at TRANSMEDICS GROUP, INC.
Net worth: 46 M $ as of 29/06/2024
Network origin in Ed Kania first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
Dartmouth College
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 251 |
Flagship Pioneering
 Flagship Pioneering Investment ManagersFinance Flagship Pioneering, Inc. (Flagship Pioneering) is a venture capital firm founded in 1982 by Ed M Kania and Noubar B Afeyan. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 251 |
Harvard Business School
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 184 |
Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
 Massachusetts Biotechnology Council Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is a premier life sciences and healthcare hub with over 1,600 members dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing diseases through transformative science and technology. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. MassBio works to advance policy and promote education while providing member programs, events, industry information, and services. The company's mission is to advance Massachusetts' leadership in the life sciences to grow the industry, add value to the healthcare system, and improve patient lives. Founded in 1985 by James P. Sherblom, the CEO is Kendalle Burlin O'Connell.
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| Non-Profit Organization | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 56 |
TransMedics, Inc.
 TransMedics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology TransMedics, Inc. manufactures and develops medical devices. It offers a portable warm blood perfusion system designed to maintain organs in a functioning state outside the human body during transport from organ donor to recipient. The firm’s products are used in heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplants. The company was founded by Waleed H. Hassanein in August 1998 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.
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| Subsidiary | Medical Specialties | 40 |
| Subsidiary | Biotechnology | 30 | |
| Public Company | Medical Specialties | 23 | |
EcoSense Lighting, Inc.
 EcoSense Lighting, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing EcoSense Lighting, Inc. provides light-emitting diode (LED) solutions for the commercial and residential applications. Its products include Rise, TROV, Slime Cove, Eria, and LDCM 0-10 Module. The company was founded by George G. Mueller in 2008 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.
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| Holding Company | Electrical Products | 9 |
Korrus, Inc.
 Korrus, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of MKD Electric, Inc., Korrus, Inc. develops technology solutions in light health for the healthcare industry. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The CEO of the company is Mark Reynoso.
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| Holding Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 7 |
Vyriad, Inc.
 Vyriad, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Vyriad, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products for cancer. Its technology include pipeline, non-invasive imaging, and oncolytic vaccine development. The company was founded by Stephen J. Russell, Glen Barber, Shruthi Naik, Kah Whye Peng, and Mark Federspiel in 2016 and is headquartered in Rochester, MN.
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| Holding Company | Pharmaceuticals: Major | 7 |
DataCore Software Corp.
 DataCore Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services DataCore Software Corp. develops storage networking software solutions. Its SANsymphony-V is DataCore?s flagship storage virtualization solution maximizes information technology infrastructure performance, availability and utilization by virtualizing storage hardware. The company?s storage virtualization software empowers organizations to seamlessly manage and scale their data storage architectures, delivering massive performance gains at a fraction of the cost of solutions offered by legacy storage hardware vendors. DataCore Software was founded by Ziya A. Aral, George S. Teixeira, Roni J. Putra, Timothy J. Logan, Bettye Grant and John Bocskor on February 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 6 |
G6 Capital Management LLC
 G6 Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance G6 Capital Management LLC operates as an investment advisory firm. It specializes in the development and deployment of novel investment solutions for private clients. The company was founded by Nassib G. Chamoun in 2012 and is headquartered in Dedham, MA.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 5 |
Health Data Analytics Institute LLC
 Health Data Analytics Institute LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Health Data Analytics Institute LLC operates a platform for healthcare data and connections. The private company is based in Dedham, MA. The company was founded by Kenneth Alan Froot, Ed M. Kania, Nassib G. Chamoun. Nassib G. Chamoun has been the CEO since incorporation.
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| Holding Company | Internet Software/Services | 5 |
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Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Ed Kania via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Director/Board Member Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| AXCA HEALPAR | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO Founder Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| MODERNA, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder Founder Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
| Boston University | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Doctorate Degree | |
| EVELO BIOSCIENCES, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member | |
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
 Biotechnology Innovation Organization Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member General Counsel Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Montai Health, Inc.
 Montai Health, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Montai Health, Inc. is a company that is using its pioneering AI-powered Conecta™ platform to develop Anthromolecule™ medicines that will treat and preempt chronic diseases to improve health outcomes for the 2 billion people worldwide living with these diseases. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. Montai Health is unlocking the potential of Anthromolecule™ chemistry with its pioneering AI-powered Conecta™ platform to develop breakthrough small-molecule medicines that will treat and preempt chronic diseases to improve health outcomes for the two billion people worldwide living with these diseases. The company was founded by Hok Hei Tam, Michael Wong, David Kolesky, Mary Margaret Hastings Georgiadis. Mary Margaret Hastings Georgiadis has been the CEO since incorporation. | Packaged Software | Founder Director/Board Member Founder Chief Operating Officer | |
Generate Biomedicines, Inc.
 Generate Biomedicines, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Generate Biomedicines, Inc. is a drug generation company that has developed a machine learning-powered multimodality generative biology platform capable of generating new drugs on demand across a wide range of biologic modalities. Generate Biomedicines is based in Somerville, MA. The platform seamlessly integrates computational and wet lab capabilities, improving the speed at which targets and therapeutics are identified and validated, the specificity of target engagement by generated proteins, and the cost of identifying and developing clinical candidates. The company's platform represents a potentially fundamental shift in what's possible in the field of therapeutic development, addressing key challenges of drug discovery and drastically expanding the available search space for novel biomedicines. The company was founded in 2018 by Poorya Hosseini, Molly Gibson, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Avak Kahvejian, Gevorg Grigoryan. Michael T. Nally has been the CEO of the company since 2018. | Biotechnology | Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
| BG MEDICINE, INC. | Medical Specialties | Chairman Founder Director of Finance/CFO Chairman | |
| RUBIUS THERAPEUTICS | Biotechnology | Chairman Founder Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc.
 Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It focuses on the immune system to prevent, treat, and cure cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Noubar Afeyan and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Founder Chairman Director/Board Member | |
Northeastern University
 Northeastern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| OMEGA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Founder Founder Director/Board Member | |
ModernaTX, Inc.
 ModernaTX, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Modernatx, Inc. develops messenger RNA therapeutics. Its vivo drug technology that produces human proteins, antibodies and entirely novel protein constructs inside patient cells, which are in turn secreted or active intracellularly. The company was founded by Derrick J. Rossi, Doug G. Cole, Doug G. Cole, Robert S. Langer, Jr., Noubar Afeyan, and Kenneth R. Chien in 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Founder Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Ohana Biosciences, Inc.
 Ohana Biosciences, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ohana Biosciences, Inc. operates early stage biotechnology firm. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
KSQ Therapeutics, Inc.
 KSQ Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology KSQ Therapeutics, Inc. develops and deploys precision functional genomics to discover therapies that transform patient lives. The company was founded by Tim Wang and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chairman Chairman Director/Board Member Founder | |
Indigo Ag, Inc.
 Indigo Ag, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Indigo Ag, Inc. provides microbial solutions. The company was founded by Noubar Afeyan, David A. Berry, and Geoffrey von Maltzahn in 2013 and is headquartered in Charlestown, MA. | Biotechnology | Founder Founder Director/Board Member | |
Inzen Therapeutics, Inc.
 Inzen Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Part of Sonata Therapeutics, Inc., Inzen Therapeutics, Inc. is discovering and developing a novel class of medicines based on thanokine biology. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. Thanokine biology offers the potential for unprecedented approaches to prevent and treat cancer, fibrotic disorders, immune-inflammatory disorders, metabolic disorders, and degenerative diseases. Inzen's thanokine product platform applies advances in mass spectrometry and machine learning, novel probes, unique assays, genetic and chemical biological technologies to characterize thanokine biology at scale and create drug candidates. Inzen Therapeutics harnesses signals of the cellular microenvironment to treat serious diseases. The company was founded by Flagship Pioneering, a life sciences innovation enterprise that conceives, resources, and develops first-in-category companies to transform human health and sustainability. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| CODIAK BIOSCIENCES | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
Profound Therapeutics
 Profound Therapeutics Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology Profound Therapeutics is a company that is focused on discovering new medicines by expanding the human proteome. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company uses their platform, Profoundry, to identify and validate proteins and understand their therapeutic potential. This results in a growing database of novel proteins and their roles in health and disease. The company was founded in 2020 by Avak Kahvejian, who has been the CEO since then. | Pharmaceuticals: Other | Chairman President Founder | |
| KALEIDO BIOSCIENCES, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chairman Founder Chief Administrative Officer | |
| University of Oxford | College/University | Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Ring Therapeutics, Inc.
 Ring Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Ring Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of a gene therapy platform. Its Anellovector platform provides tissue specifities benefitting from the inherent diversity of tropism afforded by the commensal virome. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
| SYROS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Biotechnology | Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Genzyme Corp.
 Genzyme Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Medical Specialties | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Public Communications Contact | |
CiBO Technologies, Inc.
 CiBO Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CiBO Technologies, Inc. is a science-driven software company which engage sin the modelling and simulation of agricultural ecosystems. The firm offers CIBO and CIBO Plus software products. The company was founded by Ignacio Bemposta Martinez and Bruno Basso in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Cygnal Therapeutics, Inc.
 Cygnal Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Cygnal Therapeutics, Inc. develops drugs for cancer, immunological diseases and regenerative processes. The company was founded by Noubar Afeyan, Avak Kahvejian and Jordi Mata-Fink in 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member | |
| SERES THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Biotechnology | Founder Founder Chairman | |
| Harvard Medical School | College/University | Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal | |
YourBio Health, Inc.
 YourBio Health, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology YourBio Health, Inc. develops health monitoring products. It is developing an array of products based on the company's proprietary TAP? (Touch Activated Phlebotomy) painless blood collection platform. The company was founded by Richard Rox Anderson, Joerg Lahann, Robert S. Langer Jr., Douglas A. Levinson and Samir Mitragotri in 2008 and is headquartered in Medford, MA. | Electronic Equipment/Instruments | Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Color Kinetics, Inc.
 Color Kinetics, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Color Kinetics, Inc. designs and markets solid-state lighting systems. The company services include specifying, designing, installing, and operating of lighting systems. Its lighting systems include IntelliWhite, EssentialWhite Lighting Systems & Controllers, and accessories. The firm was co-founded by Ihor A. Lys and George G. Mueller in 1997 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Electrical Products | Founder Founder Founder | |
| EDITAS MEDICINE, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder | |
LS Dissolution, Inc.
 LS Dissolution, Inc. Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries LS Dissolution, Inc. engages in the production of petroleum replacement products and industrial chemicals. It offers chemical and fuel products. The company was founded by George M. Church, Christopher Somerville, Noubar B. Afeyan and Jay D. Keasling in 2005 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. | Chemicals: Major Diversified | Founder Founder Founder | |
| MERCK & CO., INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| T2 BIOSYSTEMS, INC. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder | |
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. Its products include Ninlaro and Velcade. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.
 Tessera Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Tessera Therapeutics, Inc. engages in science company. It offers scientists and doctors the ability to write and rewrite small and large therapeutic messages into the genome, thereby curing diseases at their source. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Founder | |
Empress Therapeutics, Inc.
 Empress Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Empress Therapeutics, Inc. is a company that was founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2020. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. Empress Therapeutics generates medicines quickly by using the chemistry inside the human body. The company uses the Empress Chemilogics™ platform to create first- or oral medicines for a broad range of diseases quickly, predictably, and cost-effectively. The platform uses novel insights that connect the lines of code in DNA with drug-like chemistry made in the human body. Jason Park is the founder of the company and has been the CEO since incorporation. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member |
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International
| United States | 50 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
Sectoral
| Health Technology | 32 |
| Consumer Services | 7 |
| Commercial Services | 7 |
| Technology Services | 3 |
| Process Industries | 3 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 418 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 171 |
| Founder | 129 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 89 |
| Chairman | 82 |
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| Noubar Afeyan | 76 |
| George Church | 45 |
| Douglas Cole | 44 |
| John Connolly | 36 |
| Margo Georgiadis | 34 |
| Harry Wilcox | 33 |
| David Berry | 31 |
| Michael Rosenblatt | 31 |
| Francois Nader | 28 |
| John Mendlein | 27 |
| James Tobin | 26 |
| Theo Melas-Kyriazi | 26 |
| Stéphane Bancel | 23 |
| Abbie Celniker | 23 |
| James Gilbert | 20 |
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