Eric Aguiar

Biography

Dr. Aguiar is a partner at Aisling Capital and previously was a partner at Thomas, McNerney and Partners, a $600 million health care focused venture capital and growth equity fund, from 2007-2015. Eric was a Managing Director of HealthCare Ventures, a health care venture capital fund, from 2001-2007. Eric currently sits on the board of Invitae Corporation, a NYSE listed company… His prior board seats have included Amarin, Oriel Therapeutics, Inc. (acquired by Novartis AG), Virdante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (acquired by Momenta Pharmaceuticals), CardioKine, Inc. (acquired by Cornerstone Therapeutics), SkinMedica, Inc (acquired by Allergan), Vaxinate, Inc., Metaphore, and 3-D Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Johnson & Johnson). Eric was CEO of Genovo, Inc. (acquired by Targeted Genetics), a biopharmaceutical company that specialized in gene delivery and gene regulation. He was also executive director of TheraTech, Inc. (acquired by Watson Pharmaceuticals). Eric was a Vice President and Managing Director of Philadelphia Ventures from 1992 to 1997. He is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Tufts School of Medicine and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Eric received his Medical Degree with honors from Harvard Medical School. He graduated with honors from Cornell University as a College Scholar. Eric was also a Luce Fellow and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Research Interest

Pharmaceuticals