John R. Barr
Chief Executive Officer at PANACOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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John R.
Barr currently works at Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer from 2014, Panacos Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer, and EarlySense Ltd., as Director from 2014.
Mr. Barr also formerly worked at V.I.
Technologies, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2005, AGA Medical Holdings, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer in 2010, Surgical Specialties Corp., as Chief Executive Officer from 2014 to 2017, Valeritas Holdings, Inc., as Director from 2012 to 2015, Valeritas, Inc., as Independent Director, Advanced Medical Technology Association, as Director, Apollo Endosurgery, Inc., as Independent Director, Bausch & Lomb, Inc., as President-Global Surgical from 2012 to 2013, Baxter Healthcare Corp., as Principal in 1990, Haemonetics Corp., as President-North American Operations, Bausch & Lomb Holdings, Inc., as Executive VP & President-Global Surgical from 2012 to 2013, AGA Medical Corp., as President from 2009 to 2011, and Altamont Capital Management LLC, as Operating Partner from 2018 to 2022.
Mr. Barr received his undergraduate degree in 1979 from the University of Pennsylvania and Masters Business Admin degree in 1981 from Kellogg School of Management.
John R. Barr active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| PANACOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
EarlySense Ltd.
 EarlySense Ltd. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services EarlySense Ltd. provides patient monitoring systems. It offers continuous patient monitoring for heart rate, respiratory rate and motion, to potentially allow the clinical team to manage early detection of patient deterioration, fall prevention and pressure ulcers prevention. The firm develops system specifically for medical surgical, general care patients who are usually monitored by nurses once every four to six hours. The company was founded by Avner Halperin, Daniel H. Lange, Guy Shinar and Yossi Gross in 2004 and is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel. | Director/Board Member | 2014-10-01 |
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, which engages in developing, manufacturing and marketing medical products and technologies, within the areas of interventional oncology, wound closure and ophthalmology. The company was founded by William L. Hunter and Cruz F. Tony in 1992 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Chief Executive Officer | 2014-10-08 |
Former positions of John R. Barr
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| APOLLO ENDOSURGERY, INC. | Chairman | 2023-04-03 |
Altamont Capital Management LLC
 Altamont Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Altamont Capital Management LLC ( Altamont Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Jesse T. Rogers, Randall Eason and Keoni Schwartz. The firm headquartered located in Palo Alto, California. | Private Equity Analyst | 2022-04-30 |
Surgical Specialties Corp.
 Surgical Specialties Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Surgical Specialties Corp. manufactures medical products. It specializes in designing and manufacturing of surgical knives and wound closure products. The firm offers suture needles, sutures, microsurgical cutting instruments, eye garters, and ophthalmic cannulas. The company is headquartered in Westwood, MA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2017-07-31 |
| VALERITAS HOLDINGS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2015-04-30 |
Bausch & Lomb Holdings, Inc.
 Bausch & Lomb Holdings, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Bausch & Lomb Holdings, Inc. developed, manufactured, and sold eye health products. Its products included contact lenses, contact lens care solutions, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, and surgical products. The company was founded on September 25, 2009 and was headquartered in Rochester, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2013-07-31 |
Training of John R. Barr
| University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Degree |
| Kellogg School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| HAEMONETICS CORPORATION | Health Technology |
| PANACOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 14 |
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AGA Medical Corp.
 AGA Medical Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology AGA Medical Corp. manufactures medical devices used to treat structural heart defects and abnormal blood vessels. Its AMPLATZER products help improve patient outcomes, reduce length of hospital stay, and accelerate patient recovery times. The company was founded by Kurt Amplatz and Franck L. Gougeon on July 12, 1995 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN. | Health Technology |
Bausch & Lomb Holdings, Inc.
Bausch & Lomb Holdings, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Bausch & Lomb Holdings, Inc. developed, manufactured, and sold eye health products. Its products included contact lenses, contact lens care solutions, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, and surgical products. The company was founded on September 25, 2009 and was headquartered in Rochester, NY. | Health Technology |
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
 Bausch & Lomb, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Bausch & Lomb, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets eye health products. It offers over-the-counter supplements, eye care products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, contact lenses, lens care, ophthalmic surgical devices, and instruments. The company was founded by John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb in 1853 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY. | Health Technology |
V.I. Technologies, Inc.
 V.I. Technologies, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Vitex is a Delaware Corporation incorporated in 1995. Vitex’s scientific and clinical programs originated in anti-infective technologies designed to prevent the spread of infectious disease by blood transfusions. In March of 2005, Vitex merged with Panacos Pharmaceuticals, a private company developing HIV therapeutics with novel mechanisms of action. The merger with Panacos immediately expanded the Vitex pipeline into novel, high value therapeutics. The Panacos team that joined Vitex is recognized for fundamental contributions to HIV biology and drug development | Health Technology |
Advanced Medical Technology Association
 Advanced Medical Technology Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Advanced Medical Technology Association is a trade association which provides medical technology solutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Valeritas, Inc.
 Valeritas, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Valeritas, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of drug delivery solutions for the treatment of diabetes. Its product, V-Go wearable insulin delivery device, which enables patients to closely mimic the body’s normal physiologic pattern of insulin delivery by using one type of insulin at a continuous preset basal rate over a 24-hour period and provides on-demand bolus dosing for meals and snacks. The company was founded on August 2, 2006 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ. | Health Technology |
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, which engages in developing, manufacturing and marketing medical products and technologies, within the areas of interventional oncology, wound closure and ophthalmology. The company was founded by William L. Hunter and Cruz F. Tony in 1992 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Health Technology |
EarlySense Ltd.
EarlySense Ltd. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services EarlySense Ltd. provides patient monitoring systems. It offers continuous patient monitoring for heart rate, respiratory rate and motion, to potentially allow the clinical team to manage early detection of patient deterioration, fall prevention and pressure ulcers prevention. The firm develops system specifically for medical surgical, general care patients who are usually monitored by nurses once every four to six hours. The company was founded by Avner Halperin, Daniel H. Lange, Guy Shinar and Yossi Gross in 2004 and is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel. | Health Services |
Surgical Specialties Corp.
Surgical Specialties Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Surgical Specialties Corp. manufactures medical products. It specializes in designing and manufacturing of surgical knives and wound closure products. The firm offers suture needles, sutures, microsurgical cutting instruments, eye garters, and ophthalmic cannulas. The company is headquartered in Westwood, MA. | Health Technology |
AGA Medical Holdings, Inc.
 AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company for manufacturers of medical devices for the treatment of heart defects and vascular diseases. The companies AGA Medical Holdings operates sell devices, which are used by pediatric cardiologists, radiologists, and vascular surgeons. The company was founded in July 2005 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN. | Health Technology |
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
 Baxter Healthcare Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL. | Health Technology |
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
 Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. is a medical technology company, which focuses on the design, development, and commercialization of medical devices to advance gastrointestinal therapeutic endoscopy. It offers Endoscopy, Surgical and Other products. The firm's endoscopy product portfolio consists of the OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System, the OverStitch Sx Endoscopic Suturing System, and the Orbera Intragastric Balloon System. Its products are used by gastroenterologists and bariatric surgeons in a variety of settings to treat multiple gastrointestinal conditions including closure of acute perforations and chronic fistulas, inadvertent perforation of the GI tract, tissue closure after the removal of abnormal lesions in the esophagus, stomach or colon, the treatment of swallowing disorders, esophageal stent fixation, and obesity. The company was founded by Christopher J. Gostout and Dennis L. McWilliams in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Health Technology |
Valeritas Holdings, Inc.
 Valeritas Holdings, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Valeritas Holdings, Inc. develops and commercializes insulin delivery devices. The company was founded by Leisa Swanson and Robert R. Gonnelli on August 2, 2006 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ. | Health Technology |
Altamont Capital Management LLC
Altamont Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Altamont Capital Management LLC ( Altamont Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Jesse T. Rogers, Randall Eason and Keoni Schwartz. The firm headquartered located in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
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