Barry Gertz Ph.D Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Directo...

  • Active Board Seats
  • 1

Barry Gertz Ph.D General Information

Biography

Dr. Barry Gertz serves as a Board Member at Cytel. He joined Clarus in October 2014 from Merck (NYSE: MRK) where he was Senior Vice President and Head of Global Clinical Development, overseeing all aspects of Merck's clinical research. He serves as a Managing Director at Blackstone Life Sciences. He brings over 30 years of experience in drug development, from exploratory clinical pharmacology to global Phase III trials. While at Merck, he was instrumental in the development and approval of more than 25 new drugs and vaccines, including the blockbuster products Fosamax and Januvia as well as the initial indication for Keytruda. He has co-authored over a hundred scientific publications appearing in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, and the New England Journal of Medicine. He currently is a member of the Advisory Boards of Abide Therapeutics, the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his MD, PhD, and BA degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Director, Blackstone Life Sciences
Education
University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
University of Pennsylvania, MD (Doctor of Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Phone
+1 (617)
Address
  • 314 Main Street
  • 15th Floor
  • Cambridge, MA 02142
  • United States
+1 (212)

Barry Gertz Ph.D Board Seats (1)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Cytel Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) Privately Held (backing) Private Equity-Backed Cambridge, MA

Barry Gertz Ph.D Network (41)

Board Members (30)

Name Company Representing Location From
Marvin Zelen Cytel Self Cambridge, MA
Per Lofberg Cytel Self Cambridge, MA
Cytel Self Cambridge, MA
Cytel Nordic Capital Cambridge, MA
Cytel Nordic Capital Cambridge, MA

Fund Team Members (11)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Paris Panayiotopoulos Blackstone Blackstone Life Sciences V New York, NY
Paris Panayiotopoulos Blackstone Life Sciences Blackstone Life Sciences V Cambridge, MA
Blackstone Life Sciences Cambridge, MA
Blackstone New York, NY
Blackstone Life Sciences Cambridge, MA

Barry Gertz Ph.D Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Clarus IV Blackstone Life Sciences Other Closed 2018
Blackstone Life Sciences V Blackstone Other Closed 2020

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