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David R. Liu

2× unicorn founder

Founder and Inventor at Beam Therapeutics · Co-founder at Prime Medicine · Scientific Founder, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University at Editas Medicine

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedBeam Therapeutics$1.8BPrime Medicine$1.6BEditas MedicineExo Therapeutics

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Co-founder at Prime Medicine

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Prime Medicine's investors · 7

ARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checksArriveNew York · since 2019F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks · since 2019GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2019Newpath PartnersBoston · $50K – $10M checksOUP (Osage University Partners)Bala Cynwyd · $1M – $20M checksSamsara BioCapitalPalo Alto

Co-founders at Prime Medicine

AAAndrew Anzalone
Andrew AnzaloneCo-founder and Head of Platform

Founder and Inventor at Beam Therapeutics

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Beam Therapeutics's investors · 8

ARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checks · since 2018Dreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2018Eight Roads VenturesMumbai · $5M – $30M checks · since 2018F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks · since 2018Foresite CapitalWest Hollywood · since 2018GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2018HongShan Capital GroupHong Kong · $100K – $50M checks · since 2018OUP (Osage University Partners)Bala Cynwyd · $1M – $20M checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Beam Therapeutics

JKJ. Keith Joung
J. Keith JoungFounder and Inventor
FZFeng Zhang
Feng ZhangFounder and Inventor
DRDavid R. Liu, Ph.D.
David R. Liu, Ph.D.Founder and Inventor
JKJ. Keith Joung, M.D., Ph.D.
J. Keith Joung, M.D., Ph.D.Founder and Inventor
FZFeng Zhang, Ph.D.
Feng Zhang, Ph.D.Founder and Inventor

Scientific Founder, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University at Editas Medicine

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Editas Medicine's investors · 6

Deerfield Management CompanyNew York · since 2015EcoR1 CapitalSan Francisco · since 2015Flagship VenturesCambridge · since 2015National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2015Polaris PartnersBoston · $500K – $5M checks · since 2013Sofinnova VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $15M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Editas Medicine

FZFeng Zhang
Feng ZhangScientific Founder, Core Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
GCGeorge Church
George ChurchScientific Founder, Professor of Genetics, Harvard University and MIT
KJ
Keith JoungScientific Founder, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

Experience

  1. Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCore Institute Member and Vice-Chair of the Facultycurrent2016 — present
  2. Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardRichard Merkin Director of the Merkin Institute of Transformative Technologies in Healthcarecurrent2017 — present
  3. Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardDirector, Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science (CBTS) Programcurrent2016 — present
  4. Harvard UniversityThomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciencescurrent2019 — present
  5. Harvard Microbial Sciences InitiativeAssociate Faculty Membercurrent2012 — present
  6. Howard Hughes Medical InstituteInvestigatorcurrent2005 — present
  7. Chroma MedicineCo-Founder2020

Skills & more

Chemistry EducationNatural Sciences

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David R. Liu?
Founder and Inventor at Beam Therapeutics
Where does David R. Liu work?
David R. Liu is Founder and Inventor of Beam Therapeutics and Co-founder at Prime Medicine and Scientific Founder, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University at Editas Medicine.
What companies did David R. Liu found?
David R. Liu founded Beam Therapeutics, Prime Medicine, Editas Medicine, Exo Therapeutics.
Where did David R. Liu go to school?
David R. Liu studied at University of California, Berkeley (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Organic Chemistry); Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts - BA).

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