Eric Elenko
Co-founder & President @Puretech Health
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WORK HISTORY
Co-founder & President @Puretech Health
Boston, MA, US
PureTech pioneered the “hub and spoke” model of developing therapeutics and starting companies. PureTech\'s R&D engine has resulted in the development of 29 therapeutics and therapeutic candidates, including three that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. My work includes:Co-founding and scaling multiple PureTech subsidiary companies from a blank sheet of paper (e.g, Karuna Therapeutics) that have collectively created billions of dollars in value.Serving on the boards of six companies, including remuneration, science & technology and audit committees.Leading programs from discovery through mid-stage clinical development including building teams, filing INDs, interacting with the FDA (e.g, pre-IND through end of Phase 2 meetings) and conducting multiple global Phase 1and Phase 2 studies.Playing a key role in fundraising for PureTech and its subsidiary companies.
EDUCATION
Swarthmore College
BA, Biology
University of California, San Diego
PhD, Biomedical Sciences
ABOUT ERIC ELENKO
As Co-Founder and President of PureTech Health (LSE: PRTC), I helped pioneer the hub-and-spoke model of biotech venture creation. I serve as an entrepreneur starting companies, an operator building and leading the companies, an investor who is part of venture capital syndicates and a Board member. The companies I have co-founded have generated billions of dollars in value and have resulted in multiple FDA-approved therapeutics. My work spans the full life cycle of innovation: identifying scientific breakthroughs, creating drugs, building teams from the ground up, leading programs through global clinical trials, securing financing and serving as a board member from Series A through IPO. Specialties: Venture capital, life science entrepreneurship and innovation, sourcing & due diligence, drug development, C-level management, Board membership.
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