Marc J. Ostro
Corporate Officer/Principal at Devon Park Associates LLC
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Marc J.
Ostro was the founder of The Liposome Co., Inc. founded in 1981, where he held the position of President, Vice Chairman & Chief Science Officer.
Currently, he is a Founding Member at Devon Park Associates LLC.
In the past, he has worked as a Director at Immunicon Corp.
and Barrier Therapeutics, Inc. He was also a Managing Director at TL Ventures, Inc. from 2002 to 2008.
He has served as a Director at PTC Therapeutics, Inc., Sopherion Therapeutics LLC, Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Celator Pharmaceuticals Corp., and Vascular Magnetics, Inc. He was an Independent Director at ZS Pharma, Inc. from 2011 to 2015 and an Independent Director at Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. from 2002 to 2016.
He has also worked as a Senior Managing Director & Head-Life Science Group at KPMG LLP from 1997 to 2000.
He was a General Partner at Devon Park Bioventures and an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
He has a doctorate degree from Syracuse University and an undergraduate degree from Lehigh University.
Marc J. Ostro active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Devon Park Associates LLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Former positions of Marc J. Ostro
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Devon Park Bioventures
 Devon Park Bioventures Investment ManagersFinance Devon Park Bioventures (Devon Park Bioventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Pennsylvania, United States. | Private Equity Investor | 2022-12-30 |
| HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2016-04-21 |
| ZS PHARMA INC | Director/Board Member | 2015-12-16 |
TL Ventures, Inc.
 TL Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance TL Ventures Inc (TL Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. founded in 1988 by Robert Keith. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania. | Private Equity Investor | 2008-04-29 |
KPMG LLP
 KPMG LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2000-04-30 |
Training of Marc J. Ostro
| Syracuse University | Doctorate Degree |
| Lehigh University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
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| PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 17 |
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The Liposome Co., Inc.
 The Liposome Co., Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology The Liposome Co., Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of proprietary lipid- and liposome-based pharmaceuticals, primarily for the treatment of cancer and other related life-threatening illnesses. | Health Technology |
| Ross Financial Corp. | |
UBS Securities LLC
 UBS Securities LLC Investment ManagersFinance UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients. | Finance |
Immunicon Corp.
 Immunicon Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Immunicon Corp. develops, manufactures, markets and sells proprietary cell-based diagnostic and research products and services. It provides services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to develop new therapeutic agents, which focuses on cancer disease management. Immunicon's products and technology platforms have application in cancer research and in other fields of medicine, such as cardiovascular and infectious disease. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Huntingdon Valley, PA. | Health Technology |
Barrier Therapeutics, Inc.
 Barrier Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Barrier Therapeutics, Inc. discovers, develops, and commercializes pharmaceutical products in the field of dermatology in the United States. It markets Xolegel, Vusion, and Solage gels. The firm markets its products to dermatologists and other target physicians through sales force. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ | Health Technology |
TL Ventures, Inc.
TL Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance TL Ventures Inc (TL Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. founded in 1988 by Robert Keith. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania. | Finance |
Sopherion Therapeutics LLC
 Sopherion Therapeutics LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology Sopherion Therapeutics LLC develops and commercializes anti-cancer therapies. The company was founded by Ronald H. Goldfarb and Salvatore Forenza in 2002 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ. | Health Technology |
Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the research and development of biopharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Lawrence David Mayer, and Marcel B. Bally in 1999 and is headquartered in Ewing, NJ. | Health Technology |
ZS Pharma, Inc.
 ZS Pharma, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology ZS Pharma, Inc. engages in the development of development and commercialization of non-absorbed drugs to treat renal, cardiovascular, liver and metabolic diseases. It develops treatment of hyperkalemia. It also focuses on clinical development, novel technology, and clinical trials. The company was founded by Alvaro F. Guillem and Donald Jeffrey Keyser on February 5, 2008 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Health Technology |
KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
| Mabon Securities Corp. | Finance |
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.
 Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. provides bankcard payment processing services to merchants. It involves facilitating the exchange of information and funds between merchants and cardholders financial institutions, providing end-to-end electronic payment processing services to merchants, including merchant set-up and training, transaction authorization and electronic draft capture, clearing and settlement, merchant accounting, merchant assistance and support and risk management. The company was founded by Robert O. Carr in 1997 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ. | Commercial Services |
Celator Pharmaceuticals Corp.
 Celator Pharmaceuticals Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Celator Pharmaceuticals Corp. is an oncology-based biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on a proprietary technology platform which evaluates combinations of anti-cancer drugs for enhanced anti-cancer activity. The company was founded by Lawrence David Mayer and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Health Technology |
Devon Park Bioventures
Devon Park Bioventures Investment ManagersFinance Devon Park Bioventures (Devon Park Bioventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Pennsylvania, United States. | Finance |
| Devon Park Associates LLC | |
The Ross Financial Group, Inc.
 The Ross Financial Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance The Ross Financial Group, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Hidden Hills, CA. | Finance |
Vascular Magnetics, Inc.
 Vascular Magnetics, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Vascular Magnetics, Inc. develops novel therapeutic products. Its VMI contains a magnetic targeting catheter, an apparatus that generates a uniform magnetic field around the leg, and biodegradable magnetic particles that contain a drug that blocks re-obstruction of the artery. The company was founded by Richard S. Woodward and Robert J. Levy in 2010 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. | Distribution Services |
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