Overview
John Maraganore holds the position of Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners [1]. Maraganore was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1962 to Greek immigrant parents and earned a B.A. (1984), M.S. (1985), and Ph.D. (1986) from the University of Chicago in the Division of Biological Sciences [2]. Early career positions included post-doctoral research scientist at Upjohn (1985–86) and senior scientist at Zymogenetics (1986–87), followed by a decade at Biogen in Cambridge, Massachusetts beginning in 1987, where Maraganore invented bivalirudin, a direct-acting thrombin inhibitor later commercialized as ANGIOMAX [2]. Current roles include Co-Chief Executive Officer at Corsera Health [3], Executive Chair at City Therapeutics [6], Venture Partner at Omega Funds [7], and board positions at Takeda [8], Kymera Therapeutics [9], Merida Biosciences [4], and Chairperson of the Board at Hemab Therapeutics [10].
Profile introduction
John was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. in 1962 to Greek immigrant parents. He has a B.A. (1984), M.S. (1985), and Ph.D. (1986) from the University of Chicago in the Division of Biological Sciences. Maraganore started his career as a post-doctoral research scientist at Upjohn from 1985-86. From 1986-87, he was a senior scientist at Zymogenetics. From 1987-1997, he was at Biogen in Cambridge, Massachusetts. At Biogen, he invented bivalirudin, a direct-acting thrombin inhibitor, later commercialized in the U.S. as ANGIOMAXTM. In 1997, Maraganore joined Millennium Pharmaceuticals in a number o…
Career history
- Co-Chief Executive OfficerSep 2025 to presentCorsera Health
- Board MemberApr 2025 to presentMerida Biosciences
- Senior Business AdvisorNov 2024 to presentJEFFRIES FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
- Executive ChairAug 2023 to presentCity Therapeutics
- Venture PartnerSep 2022 to presentOmega Funds
- Board MemberJun 2022 to presentTakeda
- Board MemberMar 2022 to presentKymera Therapeutics
- Chairperson of the BoardMar 2022 to presentHemab Therapeutics
- Venture PartnerARCH Venture Partners
Education
Ph.D. , Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1986University of Chicago
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