Richard Pasternak

Director/Board Member at

American Heart Association, Inc.

77 year

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Richard C.
Pasternak is currently a Director at the American Heart Association, Inc., Magenta Medical Ltd., Galien Foundation, Association of Black Cardiologists, Anthos Therapeutics, Inc., Haptocure Ltd., and Weill Cornell Medical College.
He previously served as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Cerenis Therapeutics, Inc. from 2011 to 2019.
He was also the Chairman at ABIONYX Pharma SA in 2019.
Additionally, he held positions as the Director-Coronary Care Unit at Beth Israel Hospital, Director-Preventive Cardiology at The General Hospital Corp.
from 1992 to 2004, and Vice President & Head-Global Scientific Affairs at Merck & Co., Inc. from 2004 to 2008.
He is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director at Milestone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2019 to 2024.
He is also an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Pasternak obtained his undergraduate and doctorate degrees from Yale University in 1971 and 1974, respectively.

Richard Pasternak active positions

Companies	Position	Start
American Heart Association, Inc. American Heart Association, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates a voluntary health organization	Director/Board Member	-
Galien Foundation Galien Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Galien Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering, recognizing, and rewarding excellence in scientific innovation that improves human health. The private company is located in the US. It oversees the Prix Galien awards, which honor achievements in pharmaceutical research, biomedical products, and health technologies worldwide. The foundation organizes international events such as the Prix Galien awards in multiple countries, Galien Week of Innovation, Galien Forums, Galien Patient Summit, and educational initiatives like webinar series. It also confers special recognitions for contributions to health equity and innovations benefiting both human health and the environment. The foundation promotes collaboration, ethical debate, and knowledge exchange to advance research-based medicine, and supports patient-centered discussions and policies that facilitate private-sector research and innovation in life sciences.	Director/Board Member	-
Magenta Medical Ltd. Magenta Medical Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops miniaturized catheter-mounted axial flow-pumps for mechanical circulatory support indications	Director/Board Member	-
Association of Black Cardiologists Association of Black Cardiologists Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a membership cardiologist organization	Director/Board Member	-
Weill Cornell Medical College Weill Cornell Medical College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Anthos Therapeutics, Inc. Anthos Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops therapeutic options for the treatment of cardiovascular metabolic diseases	Director/Board Member	31/12/2018
Haptocure Ltd.	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Richard Pasternak

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MILESTONE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.	Director/Board Member	27/08/2024
ABIONYX PHARMA SA	Chief Executive Officer	05/09/2019
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Private companies	16
Merck & Co., Inc. Merck & Co., Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures human and animal health pharmaceutical products & vaccines	Health Technology
Milestone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Milestone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops and manufactures cardiovascular medicines	Health Technology
Beth Israel Hospital Beth Israel Hospital Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Provides healthcare services	Health Services
The General Hospital Corp. The General Hospital Corp. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Functions as a non profit organization that operates general hospital	Health Services
Yale University Yale University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
American Heart Association, Inc. American Heart Association, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates a voluntary health organization	Commercial Services
ABIONYX Pharma SA ABIONYX Pharma SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Discovers, develops and commercializes novel HDL therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases	Health Technology
Essentialis, Inc. Essentialis, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology Develops therapeutic products in curing metabolic diseases	Health Technology
Cerenis Therapeutics, Inc. Cerenis Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Discovers, develops and commercializes drugs	Health Technology
Weill Cornell Medical College Weill Cornell Medical College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Magenta Medical Ltd. Magenta Medical Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops miniaturized catheter-mounted axial flow-pumps for mechanical circulatory support indications	Health Technology
Galien Foundation Galien Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Galien Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering, recognizing, and rewarding excellence in scientific innovation that improves human health. The private company is located in the US. It oversees the Prix Galien awards, which honor achievements in pharmaceutical research, biomedical products, and health technologies worldwide. The foundation organizes international events such as the Prix Galien awards in multiple countries, Galien Week of Innovation, Galien Forums, Galien Patient Summit, and educational initiatives like webinar series. It also confers special recognitions for contributions to health equity and innovations benefiting both human health and the environment. The foundation promotes collaboration, ethical debate, and knowledge exchange to advance research-based medicine, and supports patient-centered discussions and policies that facilitate private-sector research and innovation in life sciences.	Commercial Services
Association of Black Cardiologists Association of Black Cardiologists Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a membership cardiologist organization	Commercial Services
Anthos Therapeutics, Inc. Anthos Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops therapeutic options for the treatment of cardiovascular metabolic diseases	Health Technology
Haptocure Ltd.