Aaron Pitts
Non-Executive Chairman
Healthcare
Tanner Health System
Antigua and Barbuda
Biography
He is the global head of Takeda Ventures, Inc. (TVI) and he is based in San Diego, CA. His professional background includes venture capital, pharma business development and broad R&D experiences with an integral role in the discovery and development of 17 innovative investigational drugs and 2 commercial products. Prior to joining TVI, Dr. Martin was most recently a member of Global Licensing and Business Development at Takeda, heading efforts for sourcing and transacting technologies and early stage pipeline programs. Dr. Martin has held executive and scientific roles with Intellikine (acquired by Takeda), TargeGen (acquired by Sanofi-Aventis), Arena Pharmaceuticals and Monsanto Corporation.
Research Interest
He is the global head of Takeda Ventures, Inc. (TVI) and he is based in San Diego, CA. His professional background includes venture capital, pharma business development and broad R&D experiences with an integral role in the discovery and development of 17 innovative investigational drugs and 2 commercial products. Prior to joining TVI, Dr. Martin was most recently a member of Global Licensing and Business Development at Takeda, heading efforts for sourcing and transacting technologies and early stage pipeline programs. Dr. Martin has held executive and scientific roles with Intellikine (acquired by Takeda), TargeGen (acquired by Sanofi-Aventis), Arena Pharmaceuticals and Monsanto Corporation.