Lowell E. Sears
Chief Executive Officer at Sears Capital Management, Inc.
Profile
Mr. Lowell E.
Sears is Chairman at Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc. and Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Sears Capital Management, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at SymBio Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Chief Investment Officer at Sears Capital Management, Inc.
Prior to founding Sears Capital Management, Inc. in April 1994, Mr. Sears was employed as a Principal by Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chairman by Elitra Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chief Financial Officer by Amgen, Inc., and Chief Financial Officer by Atlantic Richfield Co. He also served on the board at Asthmatx, Inc., Novacea, Inc., Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Coapt Systems, Inc., Dendreon Corp., CoCensys, Inc., Neose Technologies, Inc., Techne Corp., Corthera, Inc., and InteKrin Therapeutics, Inc.
Mr. Sears received his degree in Economics from Claremont McKenna College and his MBA from Stanford University.
Lowell E. Sears active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Sears Capital Management, Inc.
 Sears Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Sears Capital Management Inc (Sears Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Lowell Edward Sears. The firm is headquartered in Portola valley, California. | Chief Executive Officer | 1994-03-31 |
| Halcyon Medical, Inc. | Director/Board Member | 2014-03-31 |
Former positions of Lowell E. Sears
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Vital Therapies, Inc.
 Vital Therapies, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Vital Therapies, Inc. operates as a biotherapeutic company, which develops a cell-based therapy targeting the treatment of acute forms of liver failure. Its product candidate, ELAD System, is a human cell-based bio-artificial liver support system that operates outside the body or extracorporeal. The company was founded in May 2003 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2019-04-11 |
SiteOne Therapeutics, Inc.
 SiteOne Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology SiteOne Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel pain therapeutics and diagnostics. Its therapeutic candidates are selective inhibitors of a voltage-gated sodium ion channel. The company was founded by Sandip Biswal, Justin Du Bois, George Miljanich, John Mulcahy and David Yeomans in 2010 and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT. | Chairman | 2017-02-28 |
| SYMBIO PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED | Director/Board Member | 2017-02-28 |
Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc.
 Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc. develops stem cell-based cellular and antibody therapeutics for blood disorders and cancer. The firm focuses on curative therapies for seriously ill patients and is developing a cell-based medicine as a treatment for chemotherapy and radiation-induced neutropenia as well as for Acute Radiation Syndrome. The company was founded by Irving L. Weissman in 2003 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Chairman | 2016-12-31 |
Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It focuses on dental products. The company's OraVerse product (phentolamine mesylate) reverses the effects of local anesthetic with a vasoconstrictor and accelerates the return of normal sensation and function. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2011-05-17 |
Training of Lowell E. Sears
| Claremont McKenna College | Undergraduate Degree |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 3 |
|---|---|
| AMGEN INC. | Health Technology |
| BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION | Health Technology |
| SYMBIO PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 17 |
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Atlantic Richfield Co., Inc.
 Atlantic Richfield Co., Inc. Integrated OilEnergy Minerals Atlantic Richfield Co. provides oil and gas extraction and production services . The firm's exploration and production operations are focused primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and the midcontinent in the United States, the United Kingdom North Sea, Indonesia, China and Algeria. The company was incorporated on April 15, 1985 and is headquartered in Warrenville, IL. | Energy Minerals |
CoCensys, Inc.
 CoCensys, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology CoCensys, Inc. discovers and develops drugs to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders. The company's product development programs focus on two novel and proprietary classes of compounds: Epalons, to treat epilepsy, migraine, anxiety and sleep disorders and Excitatory Amino Acid (EAA) receptor antagonists, to treat stroke, head trauma, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease. The company was founded in 1989 and is located in Irvine, CA. | Health Technology |
Neose Technologies, Inc.
 Neose Technologies, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology The Group's principal activity is to develop proprietary drugs, focusing primarily on therapeutic proteins. Its technologies to develop proprietary versions of protein drugs with proven safety and efficacy and to improve the therapeutic profiles of proteins being developed. Its proprietary drug development portfolio currently consists of two therapeutic protein candidates.GlycoPEG-EPO (NE-180) is a long-acting version of erythropoietin (EPO) produced in insect cells. EPO is prescribed to stimulate production of red blood cells, and it gives treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia and anemia associated with chronic renal failure. Its second proprietary protein, GlycoPEG-GCSF, is a long-acting version of granulocyte colony stimulating factor G-CSF and it is prescribed to stimulate production of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell). Its trademarks are NEOSE, GlycoPEGylation and GlycoConjugation. It operates predominantly in the domestic market. | Health Technology |
Dendreon Corp.
 Dendreon Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Dendreon Corp. discovers, develops and commercializes novel products for the treatment of cancer. The company applies its expertise in antigen identification, engineering and cell processing to produce active cellular immunotherapy ACI product candidates designed to stimulate an immune response in a variety of tumor types. It is an exploring the application of additional ACI product candidates and small molecules for the potential treatment of a variety of cancers. Dendreon was founded by Christopher S. Henney, Edgar G. Engleman and Samuel Strober in 1992 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Health Technology |
Elitra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Elitra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Elitra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. used to develop pharmaceutical products. The company employed proprietary methods for gene analysis and anti-microbial drug discovery. It used to develop technology to miniaturize anti-microbial drug screens. It was also engaged in the identification, development and commercialization of novel antimicrobial compounds that target essential gene products of pathogenic organisms. The company was founded in 1997 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA | Health Technology |
Corthera, Inc.
 Corthera, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Corthera, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceuticals, such as cardiovascular preparations. It engages in acquiring, developing, and commercializing therapies for illnesses in the acute care setting. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Health Technology |
Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc. used to develop and commercialize antibiotics to treat life threatening infections. The company used to develop optimal anti-infective therapies that offer improved efficacy, dosing and safety characteristics over existing therapies. It was founded in 2001. The company was located in Alameda, CA. | Commercial Services |
Asthmatx, Inc.
 Asthmatx, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Asthmatx, Inc. develops catheter-based outpatient procedure that provides asthma control for adult severe asthma patients. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Health Technology |
Coapt Systems, Inc.
 Coapt Systems, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Coapt Systems, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets bio absorbable implants for surgeons to use in plastic surgery to fixate soft tissue to other soft tissue and bone. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Health Technology |
Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc.
Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc. develops stem cell-based cellular and antibody therapeutics for blood disorders and cancer. The firm focuses on curative therapies for seriously ill patients and is developing a cell-based medicine as a treatment for chemotherapy and radiation-induced neutropenia as well as for Acute Radiation Syndrome. The company was founded by Irving L. Weissman in 2003 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Health Technology |
Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It focuses on dental products. The company's OraVerse product (phentolamine mesylate) reverses the effects of local anesthetic with a vasoconstrictor and accelerates the return of normal sensation and function. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
InteKrin Therapeutics, Inc.
 InteKrin Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology InteKrin Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes therapeutics for metabolic and immune disorders. It develops therapeutics for diabetes, insulin resistance and multiple sclerosis. The company was founded by Dennis M. Lanfear and Christos S. Mantzoros in 2005 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Health Technology |
Vital Therapies, Inc.
Vital Therapies, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Vital Therapies, Inc. operates as a biotherapeutic company, which develops a cell-based therapy targeting the treatment of acute forms of liver failure. Its product candidate, ELAD System, is a human cell-based bio-artificial liver support system that operates outside the body or extracorporeal. The company was founded in May 2003 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
Novacea, Inc.
 Novacea, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Novacea, Inc. is a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on licensing, developing and commercializing novel agents to revolutionize the treatment of cancer. Novacea’s in-licensed product portfolio features three clinical stage oncology therapeutics. The Company has two products which are anticipated to commence Phase 3 clinical trials in 2006, DN-101 and vinorelbine oral. Banoxantrone (AQ4N) is in Phase 1/2 clinical trials. It is located in South San Francisco, CA. | Health Technology |
Sears Capital Management, Inc.
Sears Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Sears Capital Management Inc (Sears Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Lowell Edward Sears. The firm is headquartered in Portola valley, California. | Finance |
SiteOne Therapeutics, Inc.
SiteOne Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology SiteOne Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel pain therapeutics and diagnostics. Its therapeutic candidates are selective inhibitors of a voltage-gated sodium ion channel. The company was founded by Sandip Biswal, Justin Du Bois, George Miljanich, John Mulcahy and David Yeomans in 2010 and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT. | Health Technology |
| Halcyon Medical, Inc. | Health Services |
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