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Alan Crane

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Entrepreneur Partner at Polaris Partners · Founder and Chairman of Seismic Therapeutic; Polaris Partners at Seismic Therapeutic · Executive Chairman & Cofounder, Polaris Entrepreneur Partner at Dyno Therapeutics · Board director at Pandion Therapeutics

FoundedDyno TherapeuticsSeismic Therapeutic

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Alan: together at Pandion Therapeutics
Alan: together at Dyno Therapeutics
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About

Alan Crane joined Polaris Partners in 2002 as an entrepreneur partner, focusing on building and investing in healthcare companies. He has held founder, CEO, and Chairman roles across ten Polaris companies, including co-founding Zag Bio, Seismic Therapeutic, and Dyno Therapeutics, and founding Pandion Therapeutics (acquired by Merck). He was previously president and CEO of Momenta Pharmaceuticals (acquired by J&J) and SVP of corporate development at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and holds degrees from Harvard College, Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and Harvard Business School.

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Invests in

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Founder and Chairman of Seismic Therapeutic; Polaris Partners at Seismic Therapeutic

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Co-founders at Seismic Therapeutic

TA
Timothy A. SpringerScientific Advisor / Founder
JVJo Viney, PhD
Jo Viney, PhDFounder, President and Chief Executive Officer
TSTim Springer, PhD
Tim Springer, PhDFounder of Seismic Therapeutic; Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital
DMDebora Marks, PhD
Debora Marks, PhDFounder
AKAndrew Kruse, PhD
Andrew Kruse, PhDFounder
JV
Joanne VineyExecutive Officer, Director

Executive Chairman & Cofounder, Polaris Entrepreneur Partner at Dyno Therapeutics

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Co-founders at Dyno Therapeutics

EKEric Kelsic
Eric KelsicCEO & Cofounder
SSSam Sinai
Sam SinaiVice President, Head of ML & Cofounder
AVAdrian Veres
Adrian VeresChief Scientific Officer & Cofounder
GCGeorge Church
George ChurchScientific Cofounder, SAB
TBTomas Bjorklund
Tomas BjorklundScientific Co-founder, SAB

Board director at Pandion Therapeutics

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Co-founders at Pandion Therapeutics

JVJo Viney
Jo VineyExecutive Officer

Deals · 7

Seismic TherapeuticBoard seat

via Polaris Partners · filed Sep 2024 · $146.3M raise

Pandion TherapeuticsBoard seat

via Polaris Partners · filed Apr 2020 · $80M raise

Navitor PharmaceuticalsBoard seat

via Polaris Partners · filed Mar 2018 · $25M raise

Seventh Sense BiosystemsBoard seat

via Polaris Partners · filed Sep 2017 · $10M raise

VaccinexBoard seat

via Polaris Partners · filed Jul 2017 · $18.2M raise

Dare BioscienceBoard seat

via Polaris Partners · filed Oct 2016 · $1 raise

XTuit PharmaceuticalsBoard seat

via Polaris Partners · filed Sep 2016 · $22M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

AdnexusAdnexus TherapeuticsArsia TherapeuticsDare Bioscience (formerly Cerulean Pharma)Dyno TherapeuticsHydra BiosciencesKSQ TherapeuticsMomenta PharmaceuticalsOcular TherapeutixSirtris PharmaceuticalsT2 BiosystemsTome BiosciencesVisterraYourBio HealthZag Bio

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources · the firm's website.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alan Crane?
Alan Crane joined Polaris Partners in 2002 as an entrepreneur partner, focusing on building and investing in healthcare companies. He has held founder, CEO, and Chairman roles across ten Polaris companies, including co-founding Zag Bio, Seismic Therapeutic, and Dyno Therapeutics, and founding Pandion Therapeutics (acquired by Merck). He was previously president and CEO of Momenta Pharmaceuticals (acquired by J&J) and SVP of corporate development at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and holds degrees from Harvard College, Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and Harvard Business School.
Where does Alan Crane work?
Alan Crane is Executive Chairman & Cofounder, Polaris Entrepreneur Partner of Dyno Therapeutics and Entrepreneur Partner at Polaris Partners and Founder and Chairman of Seismic Therapeutic; Polaris Partners at Seismic Therapeutic and Board director at Pandion Therapeutics.
What does Alan Crane invest in?
Alan Crane invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech.
What companies did Alan Crane found?
Alan Crane founded Dyno Therapeutics, Seismic Therapeutic.
What boards does Alan Crane sit on?
Alan Crane holds tracked board seats at Dare Bioscience, Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Pandion Therapeutics, Pandion Therapeutics, Seismic Therapeutic, Seventh Sense Biosystems, Vaccinex, XTuit Pharmaceuticals.
What companies has Alan Crane invested in?
Investments tracked here include Adnexus, Adnexus Therapeutics, Arsia Therapeutics, Dare Bioscience (formerly Cerulean Pharma), Dyno Therapeutics, Hydra Biosciences, KSQ Therapeutics, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Ocular Therapeutix, Pandion Therapeutics, Seismic Therapeutic, and 6 more.

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