Thomas R. Beck

Biography

 "Tom joined F-Prime Capital as an Executive Partner in September, 2007. Most recently, he served as President, Chief Operating Officer at Dyax Corp. Prior to that, he held positions at UCB Pharma (Corporate Vice President, Director of Global Research and Development), CytoMed, Inc (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), and Enzytech, Inc (President). He began his industry career at Smith Kline and French, where he held positions in both clinical development and business development. Dr. Beck is Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology and was Assistant Professor of Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine prior to joining the pharmaceutical industry. He received his B.S. degree from Yale University and his M.D. from Cornell University. Since joining F-Prime Capital, Dr. Beck has been on the boards of NeuroTherapeutics Pharma, Topaz Pharmaceuticals, Vicept Therapeutics, and Dimension Therapeutics. He is currently on the boards of Mersana Therapeutics, Adagene, Ltd., and Symbiomix Therapeutics, and is an observer at Aclaris Therapeutics. He has been CEO of Topaz Pharmaceuticals and Dimension Therapeutics. He currently is Head, Research and Development at Symbiomix."  

Research Interest

    biotechnology