About
Pat Sharp is co-founder and CEO of Portara Bioscience and previously served as a scientific founder and VP of discovery science at Gate Bioscience. Sharp holds a Ph.D. in chemistry and has over ten years of experience in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology, including small-molecule drug work in cardiometabolic disease during earlier training at Merck & Co.
Scientific Founder at Gate Bio
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Co-founders at Gate Bio
JM
Jordi Mata-FinkChief Executive Officer, Co-Founder
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Raman TalwarChief Technology Officer, Co-Founder
Experience
- Portara BioscienceCo-founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
- Gate BioscienceCo-Founder - Scientific Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- Gate BioscienceCo-Founder - VP Research2023 — 2026
- Gate BioscienceCo-Founder - CSO2021 — 2023South San Francisco, CA
- MSDSenior Scientist, Chemistry2017 — 2021South San Francisco
- University of California, San FranciscoPostdoctoral Researcher2015 — 2017Genentech hall, Mission Bay
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchPostdoctoral Researcher2012 — 2015Melbourne, Australia
Skills & more
Synthetic Organic Chemistry4Drug Discovery4Drug Development2Life Sciences1Chemistry3Research2Biotechnology1Science3Medicinal Chemistry3Biochemistry1Molecular BiologyCancer1
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Cell CultureCell BiologyHigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)Organic ChemistryWestern BlottingImmunologyLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pat Sharp?
- Pat Sharp is co-founder and CEO of Portara Bioscience and previously served as a scientific founder and VP of discovery science at Gate Bioscience. Sharp holds a Ph.D. in chemistry and has over ten years of experience in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology, including small-molecule drug work in cardiometabolic disease during earlier training at Merck & Co.
- Where does Pat Sharp work?
- Pat Sharp is Scientific Founder of Gate Bio.
- What companies did Pat Sharp found?
- Pat Sharp founded Gate Bio.
- Where did Pat Sharp go to school?
- Pat Sharp studied at The Australian National University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry); The Australian National University (Bachelor’s Degree, Physical Sciences).
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