Michael Luther Ph.D Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Chief Executive...

  • Active Board Seats
  • 1

Michael Luther Ph.D General Information

Biography

Dr. Michael Luther serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at STRM.BIO. He has over 37 years' experience as an entrepreneurial scientist and executive in the biopharmaceutical industry including various senior leadership roles ranging from biotech start-ups to global pharmaceutical companies and CROs. In addition to serving as STRM.BIO's CEO, he is currently the managing partner for BioInnovations, LLC where he acts as a board member and consultant for various start up biotech companies. Previously, he led North American Business Development efforts for Astellas as Global Head of Search & Evaluation in Business Development and Astellas Ventures to support Astellas' drug discovery and development efforts. This included over 9 deals signed and 2 NewCo spinouts in less than two years. Before joining Astellas, he was the CEO and founder of Bantam Pharmaceutical, a biotech company focused on the clinical development of cancer therapeutics targeting the mitochondrial stress response pathway and targets. He remains an active advisor and member of the board of directors and their SAB. In other past roles, He was the Senior Vice President for Drug Discovery & Development at Curio and founding CEO for the David H. Murdock Research Institute at the North Carolina Research Campus, a public-private partnership created to accelerate bench to market activities in life sciences. He also has 20 years in various senior executive roles in the global pharmaceutical industry including Vice President and head of global drug discovery divisions for both Merck and GSK. He holds Bachelor of Science degrees from North Carolina State University, a doctorate from St. Louis University School of Medicine, and an MBA from Duke University . He is the author of over 80 publications and patents.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Chief Executive Officer & Board Member, STRM.BIO
Education
Duke University (Fuqua), MBA (Master of Business Administration)
North Carolina State University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Address
  • 251 River Street
  • Cambridge, MA 02139
  • United States

Michael Luther Ph.D Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
STRM.BIO Company Chief Executive Officer & Board Member Cambridge, MA Drug Discovery

Michael Luther Ph.D Board Seats (1)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
STRM.BIO Drug Discovery Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Cambridge, MA

Michael Luther Ph.D Network (14)

Board Members (14)

Name Company Representing Location From
Dana Devine STRM.BIO Self Cambridge, MA
Jonathan Thon Ph.D STRM.BIO Self Cambridge, MA
STRM.BIO Self Cambridge, MA
STRM.BIO Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund Cambridge, MA
STRM.BIO Delos Capital Partners Cambridge, MA

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