Noubar Afeyan - Founder and CEO @ Flagship Pioneering

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Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Founded Organizations

Primary Job Title Founder and CEO
Primary Organization
Flagship Pioneering

Location Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England
Gender Male

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Noubar Afeyan is based out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is the Founder and CEO of Flagship Pioneering and also works as the Co-founder of Etiome. Noubar previously worked at Tessera Therapeutics as a Co-Founder & Board Member. Noubar Afeyan attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Serif Biomedicines	Flagship Pioneering	Yes	Venture Round - Serif Biomedicines	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Extuitive	Flagship Pioneering	Yes	Seed Round - Extuitive	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Terrana Biosciences	Flagship Pioneering	Yes	Series B - Terrana Biosciences	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Prologue Medicines	Flagship Pioneering	Yes	Series A - Prologue Medicines	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Quotient Therapeutics	Flagship Pioneering	Yes	Seed Round - Quotient Therapeutics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Generate Biomedicines	Flagship Pioneering	—	Series C - Generate Biomedicines	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Alltrna	Flagship Pioneering	Yes	Series B - Alltrna	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Empress Therapeutics	Flagship Pioneering	Yes	Venture Round - Empress Therapeutics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Metaphore Biotechnologies	Flagship Pioneering	Yes	Funding Round - Metaphore Biotechnologies	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Cellarity	Flagship Pioneering	—	Series C - Cellarity	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Noubar Afeyan

has

current jobs including

Co-Founder

Terrana Biosciences

Co-Founder

Etiome

, and

Chairman and Co-Founder

Generate Biomedicines

. Additionally,

Noubar Afeyan

has had

past jobs including

Co-Founder & Board Member

Tessera Therapeutics

Terrana Biosciences Co-Founder2021
Etiome Co-Founder2021
Generate Biomedicines Chairman and Co-Founder2018
Aurora Prize Co-Founder & Board Member2014
Moderna Chairman & Co-Founder2010
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Senior LecturerJan 2000
Flagship Pioneering Founder and CEO2000
Prologue Medicines Co-Founder and Chairman
Lila Sciences Co-Founder and Chairman

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Tessera Therapeutics	Co-Founder & Board Member	2018	Apr 2025
Indigo	Co-Founder and Board Member	Jan 2024	Mar 2025
Ampersand Biomedicines	Co-founder and Chairman	2022	May 2024
Apriori Bio	Co-Founder & Chairman	Aug 2021	May 2024
ProFound Therapeutics	Founding Chairman	Apr 2021	May 2024
Montai Therapeutics	Co-Founder & Board Member	2019	Dec 2023
Omega Therapeutics	Co-Founder and Chairman	2016	2023
Alltrna	Founding Chairman	2018	2023
Laronde	Co-founder and Chairman of the Board	2017	2022
Rubius Therapeutics	Co-Founder & Board Member	2014	2022

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Noubar Afeyan

holds

board and advisor roles including

Member Board of Trustees

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Member Board of Trustees

Boston Symphony Orchestra

, and

Member of the Board of Directors

CIBO

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Member Board of TrusteesJun 2016
Boston Symphony Orchestra Member Board of Trustees2008
CIBO Member of the Board of Directors
Evelo Biosciences Member of the Board of Directors
Extuitive Board Member
UWC Dilijan College Member of the Board of Directors
Apriori Bio Board Member
Generate Biomedicines Board of Director

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Ameriabank	Member of the Board of Directors	Jan 2008	Jan 2020
Kaleido BioSciences	Co-Founder & Board Member	2015	2019
Axcella	Chairman and Co-Founder	Jan 2010	2018
Joule Unlimited Technologies	Chairman of the Board of Directors	Jan 2007	2017
BG Medicine	Member of the Board of Directors	Jan 2001	Jan 2016
Ensemble Discovery	Chairman of the Board of Directors	Jan 2003	2016
Sesen Bio	Member of the Board of Directors	Jan 2010	Dec 2014
Affinnova	Member of the Board of Directors	Jan 2002	Nov 2014
BIND Therapeutics	Member of the Board of Directors	Jan 2007	Jan 2014
LS9	Member of the Board of Directors	Jan 2005	Jan 2013

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Higher School of Economics Alumni Founded Companies	74,655

Education

Noubar Afeyan

studied at

McGill University

and

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

McGill University B.S.Chemical Engineering19801983
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D.Biochemical Engineering19831987

Events

Number of Events

Noubar Afeyan

has participated in

event,

Chainpoint 19

Oct 14, 2019

Chainpoint 19 Speaker Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia, AsiaOct 14, 2019