Joseph Kekst
Founder at BoxCar Partners LLC
Profile
Joseph Kekst is the founder of BoxCar Partners LLC, Sporos Bioventures, Inc. He currently holds director positions at Weizmann Institute of Science, Asylia Therapeutics, Inc., and Nirogy Therapeutics, Inc. He previously worked as an observer at Immuneering Corp.
in 2019-2021.
Mr. Kekst received his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University.
Joseph Kekst active positions
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Nirogy Therapeutics, Inc.
Nirogy Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Nirogy Therapeutics, Inc. is an American biotechnology company that operates in the healthcare industry. The company is based in N/A. The company was founded in 2014 by Vincent Sandanayaka, Jaime Escobedo. Simon C. Pedder has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Director/Board Member | 2020-11-30 |
Asylia Therapeutics, Inc.
Asylia Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Asylia Therapeutics, Inc. is a private biotechnology company founded in 2019 by Richard Jones, Robert Z. Orlowski, and Ronald A. DePinho. The company is based in Houston, TX. Asylia Therapeutics is focused on developing novel immune modulating therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company's drug pipeline is capable of modulating antigen presentation to the immune system, which has produced anti-tumor responses across multiple cancer models. The company is supported by a $3 million grant from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas. The CEO is Karthik Radhakrishnan. | Director/Board Member | - |
BoxCar Partners LLC | Founder | - |
Weizmann Institute of Science | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Joseph Kekst
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IMMUNEERING CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | 2020-12-31 |
Sporos Bioventures, Inc.
Sporos Bioventures, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Sporos Bioventures, Inc. is a private biopharmaceutical company based in Houston, TX. Sporos Bioventures, Inc. aims to transform the drug development process by identifying novel disease mechanisms and strategically deploying talent, capital, and access to operational resources to catalyze the development of breakthrough medicines. Sporos' current pipeline is diversified across three business units and includes multiple clinical-stage candidates that are being investigated for the treatment of multiple indications in cancer and immune disease. The company provides centralized expertise, resources, and core infrastructure so that the portfolio companies can focus primarily on their research development programs. The company was founded by Peter Feinberg, Ronald A. DePinho, Jeno Gyuris, Joseph Kekst, Harold Levy, Alex M. Cranberg, Louis Feinberg, Michael S. Wyzga, Dana Levy, and the CEO is Stephen Rubino. | Founder | - |
Training of Joseph Kekst
Brandeis University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Listed companies | 1 |
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IMMUNEERING CORPORATION | Health Technology |
Private companies | 4 |
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BoxCar Partners LLC | |
Asylia Therapeutics, Inc.
Asylia Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Asylia Therapeutics, Inc. is a private biotechnology company founded in 2019 by Richard Jones, Robert Z. Orlowski, and Ronald A. DePinho. The company is based in Houston, TX. Asylia Therapeutics is focused on developing novel immune modulating therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company's drug pipeline is capable of modulating antigen presentation to the immune system, which has produced anti-tumor responses across multiple cancer models. The company is supported by a $3 million grant from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas. The CEO is Karthik Radhakrishnan. | Health Technology |
Nirogy Therapeutics, Inc.
Nirogy Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Nirogy Therapeutics, Inc. is an American biotechnology company that operates in the healthcare industry. The company is based in N/A. The company was founded in 2014 by Vincent Sandanayaka, Jaime Escobedo. Simon C. Pedder has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Health Technology |
Sporos Bioventures, Inc.
Sporos Bioventures, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Sporos Bioventures, Inc. is a private biopharmaceutical company based in Houston, TX. Sporos Bioventures, Inc. aims to transform the drug development process by identifying novel disease mechanisms and strategically deploying talent, capital, and access to operational resources to catalyze the development of breakthrough medicines. Sporos' current pipeline is diversified across three business units and includes multiple clinical-stage candidates that are being investigated for the treatment of multiple indications in cancer and immune disease. The company provides centralized expertise, resources, and core infrastructure so that the portfolio companies can focus primarily on their research development programs. The company was founded by Peter Feinberg, Ronald A. DePinho, Jeno Gyuris, Joseph Kekst, Harold Levy, Alex M. Cranberg, Louis Feinberg, Michael S. Wyzga, Dana Levy, and the CEO is Stephen Rubino. | Health Services |
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