John Blodgett Edwards
Chief Executive Officer at Verseau Therapeutics, Inc.
Profile
John Blodgett Edwards is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Verseau Therapeutics, Inc. He also holds director positions at Avaxia Biologics, Inc., F-star Alpha Ltd., and F-Star Beta Ltd.
Edwards has previously held executive chairman positions at ImmuneXcite, Inc., Tilos Therapeutics, Inc., and Abcuro, Inc. He has also served as a non-executive director at F-Star Biotechnologische Forschungs-.
Und Entwicklungsges MBH and as an independent non-executive director at F-star Biotechnology Ltd.
Additionally, Edwards has held director positions at Permeon Biologics, Inc. and Exonics Therapeutics, Inc. He has also worked as an Assistant VP-Global Strategic Marketing at Genetics Institute LLC, Vice President-Sales, Marketing & Medical Affairs at Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc., and as a Principal at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals LLC.
Edwards was the President of Adnexus from 2004 to 2011.
He holds an MBA from Boston University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts.
John Blodgett Edwards active positions
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F-star Alpha Ltd.
F-star Alpha Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology F-star Alpha Ltd. develops novel bispecific antibody products. It focuses on treatment of breast and gastric cancer among a population of HER2-positive patients who do not respond or become resistant to current therapies. The company was founded in October 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | - |
Avaxia Biologics, Inc.
Avaxia Biologics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Avaxia Biologics, Inc. operated as a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It engaged in the development of gut-targeted antibody therapeutics for gastroenterology indications. Gut-targeted antibody therapeutics is orally administered, minimally absorbed drugs that are designed to act locally in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract including the mouth, throat, and intestines. The company was founded by David Poorvin and Barbara S. Fox in 2005 and was headquartered in Lexington, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
F-Star Beta Ltd.
F-Star Beta Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology F-Star Beta Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company that focused in the development of oncology and immune-oncology products. The company was founded on October 14, 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 13/10/2014 |
Verseau Therapeutics, Inc.
Verseau Therapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Verseau Therapeutics, Inc. provides immuno-therapy services. The company was founded by Daniel Anderson, Robert Langer, Igor Feldman, and Tatiana Novobrantseva in 2017 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA. | Chief Executive Officer | 25/05/2021 |
Former positions of John Blodgett Edwards
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Adnexus
Adnexus Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Adnexus engages in the development of Adnectins biologics and medicines in the United States. The company was founded by Frank D. Lee on September 16, 2002 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | President | - |
Abcuro, Inc.
Abcuro, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Abcuro, Inc. develops bio-therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmunity and cancer. the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Newton, MA. | Chairman | - |
Tilos Therapeutics, Inc.
Tilos Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Tilos Therapeutics, Inc. designs and develops biotechnology products such as developing new treatments for cancer, fibrosis and autoimmune disease. It develops antibody therapeutics that target key immunological pathways, with a primary focus on regulatory T cells and regulation of effector cells. The company was founded by Howard L. Weiner in 2016 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA. | Chairman | - |
Exonics Therapeutics, Inc.
Exonics Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Exonics Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies for neuromuscular diseases. It also develops gene editing technologies like CRISPR/Cas9 to permanently correct the majority of duchenne muscular dystrophy mutations. The company was founded by Eric N. Olson in February 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
F-star Biotechnology Ltd.
F-star Biotechnology Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology F-Star Biotechnology Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company. It discovers, develops, and manufactures bispecific antibody products. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Chairman | - |
Training of John Blodgett Edwards
University of Massachusetts | Undergraduate Degree |
Boston University | Masters Business Admin |
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Adnexus
Adnexus Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Adnexus engages in the development of Adnectins biologics and medicines in the United States. The company was founded by Frank D. Lee on September 16, 2002 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Health Technology |
Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc.
Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. (TKT) was a biopharmaceutical company with a major focus on developing products for the treatment of rare diseases. The company is used to markets one product, Replagal™, for the treatment of Fabry disease in the European Union and other countries, and was developing products for Hunter syndrome and Gaucher disease. The company was located in Cambridge, MA. | Commercial Services |
Genetics Institute LLC
Genetics Institute LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Genetics Institute LLC develops pharmaceutical products through recombinant DNA and other genetic technologies. It develops drugs to make the blood of hemophiliacs clot, as well as substances that stimulate the production of red and white blood cells and proteins that enhance bone growth. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals LLC
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Wyeth Pharmaceuticals LLC develops pharmaceutical, biotechnology and vaccine technologies. The company was registered on May 5, 2003 and is headquartered in Collegeville, PA. | Health Technology |
Permeon Biologics, Inc.
Permeon Biologics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Permeon Biologics, Inc. develops intracellular biotherapeutics platform to enhance drug delivery. Its intraphilin technology platform leverages research on remodeling the surfaces of proteins to permit cell penetration without losing their structure or activity; and enables functional proteins to replace or restore defective pathways inside cells that cause disease. The company was founded by Douglas G. Cole, David R. Liu, John W. Ripple, and Noubar B. Afeyan in 2008 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
F-Star Biotechnologische Forschungs- Und Entwicklungsges MBH
F-Star Biotechnologische Forschungs- Und Entwicklungsges MBH Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology F-Star Biotechnologische Forschungs- Und Entwicklungsges MBH develops improved therapeutic antibodies and antibody fragments for cancer. It is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing novel bispecific antibody products that significantly improve on the current standard of care for patients with serious diseases such as cancer. The firm's modular antibody technology allows them to rapidly discover and develop bispecific antibodies by introducing additional binding sites to the constant region of an antibody. The company was founded by Florian Ruker, Gordana Wozniak-Knopp, and Gottfried Himmler on June 12, 2006 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. | Health Technology |
F-star Alpha Ltd.
F-star Alpha Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology F-star Alpha Ltd. develops novel bispecific antibody products. It focuses on treatment of breast and gastric cancer among a population of HER2-positive patients who do not respond or become resistant to current therapies. The company was founded in October 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Health Technology |
Avaxia Biologics, Inc.
Avaxia Biologics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Avaxia Biologics, Inc. operated as a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It engaged in the development of gut-targeted antibody therapeutics for gastroenterology indications. Gut-targeted antibody therapeutics is orally administered, minimally absorbed drugs that are designed to act locally in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract including the mouth, throat, and intestines. The company was founded by David Poorvin and Barbara S. Fox in 2005 and was headquartered in Lexington, MA. | Health Technology |
ImmuneXcite, Inc.
ImmuneXcite, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology ImmuneXcite, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company which develops monoclonal antibodies for cancer. The firm provides nivel immuno-incology technology platform, which leverages both the innate and adaptive immune responses to selectively treat a wide range of tumor types. The company was Ifat Rubin-Bejerano, Gerald R. Fink and Yaniv Bejerano and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Health Technology |
F-Star Beta Ltd.
F-Star Beta Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology F-Star Beta Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company that focused in the development of oncology and immune-oncology products. The company was founded on October 14, 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Health Technology |
F-star Biotechnology Ltd.
F-star Biotechnology Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology F-Star Biotechnology Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company. It discovers, develops, and manufactures bispecific antibody products. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Health Technology |
Exonics Therapeutics, Inc.
Exonics Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Exonics Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies for neuromuscular diseases. It also develops gene editing technologies like CRISPR/Cas9 to permanently correct the majority of duchenne muscular dystrophy mutations. The company was founded by Eric N. Olson in February 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Tilos Therapeutics, Inc.
Tilos Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Tilos Therapeutics, Inc. designs and develops biotechnology products such as developing new treatments for cancer, fibrosis and autoimmune disease. It develops antibody therapeutics that target key immunological pathways, with a primary focus on regulatory T cells and regulation of effector cells. The company was founded by Howard L. Weiner in 2016 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA. | Health Technology |
Abcuro, Inc.
Abcuro, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Abcuro, Inc. develops bio-therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmunity and cancer. the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Newton, MA. | Commercial Services |
Verseau Therapeutics, Inc.
Verseau Therapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Verseau Therapeutics, Inc. provides immuno-therapy services. The company was founded by Daniel Anderson, Robert Langer, Igor Feldman, and Tatiana Novobrantseva in 2017 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA. | Commercial Services |
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