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Sean Ainsworth

InvestorFounder

Advisory Board - Biotech CEO at FemHealth Ventures · Founder at RetroSense Therapeutics · Chief Executive Officer at Immusoft

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedRetroSense Therapeutics

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Ann Crady WeissunlockedSean: together at UC San Diego (1992–1993)
×4Sean: together at Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
Sean: together at Allergan
×6Sean: together at FemHealth Ventures

About

Sean Ainsworth is CEO and Chairman of the Board of Immusoft, with over 25 years in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. He founded and led RetroSense Therapeutics, a gene therapy company sold to Allergan in 2016, and serves as Lead Independent Director at Ocuphire Pharma (Nasdaq: OCUP). He founded Ainsworth BioConsulting in 2004 and holds an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and a BS in Microbiology from UC San Diego.

Invests in

Biotech

Founder at RetroSense Therapeutics

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RetroSense Therapeutics's investors · 4

Boston Harbor AngelsBoston · $250K – $1.5M checksExSight VenturesNew YorkGREAT LAKES BAY VENTURESaginaw · since 2015Santen PharmaceuticalOsaka

Chief Executive Officer at Immusoft

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Immusoft's investors · 9

BioRock VenturesSan FranciscoBoston Harbor AngelsBoston · $250K – $1.5M checksBreakout LabsBreakout VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $6M checksEQx FundBostonInvariantes FundGuatemala CityMichigan Capital NetworkGrand RapidsNational Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2018NYBC VenturesNew York

Co-founders at Immusoft

MSMatthew Scholz
Matthew ScholzFounder

Experience

  1. ImmusoftCEO and Chairmancurrent2018 — present
  2. Ray Therapeutics, Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  3. Opus GeneticsBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentFarmington Hills, Michigan, United States
  4. AllerganExecutive Director, Clinical Development2016 — 2017
  5. RetroSense TherapeuticsCEO and Founder2009 — 2016
  6. Ainsworth BioConsultingPrincipal2004 — 2012
  7. GeneVivo, LLCCEO2007 — 2008
  8. Compendia BioscienceVP, Corporate Development2006
  9. The Mattson Jack GroupAssociate Consultant - Corporate Development2001 — 2004

Skills & more

Biotechnology83Commercialization66Lifesciences34Pharmaceutical Industry39Start-ups25Drug Development18Strategy21Venture Capital10Mergers & Acquisitions6Licensing6Drug Discovery7Medical Devices12
+12 moreCancerClinical DevelopmentInfectious DiseasesImmunologyR&DBiopharmaceuticalsCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness PlanningGenomicsEntrepreneurshipDrug DeliveryCell

Languages Beginner's Japanese

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Investments

Board seats

ImmusoftOcuphire Pharma

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Colleagues at FemHealth Ventures

Greg Brown
Healthcare Royalty Investing Pioneer at FemHealth Ventures
Maneesha Ghiya
Managing Partner at FemHealth Ventures
Nisha Chakravarty
Wharton Lecturer at FemHealth Ventures
Rache Simmons
Breast Cancer Surgeon at FemHealth Ventures
Randy Cohen
Harvard Business School Professor at FemHealth Ventures
Sara Crown Star
Venture Partner at FemHealth Ventures
Stephan Oppenheimer
Private Equity Investor at FemHealth Ventures
Stephanie Wang
Investor at FemHealth Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sean Ainsworth?
Sean Ainsworth is CEO and Chairman of the Board of Immusoft, with over 25 years in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. He founded and led RetroSense Therapeutics, a gene therapy company sold to Allergan in 2016, and serves as Lead Independent Director at Ocuphire Pharma (Nasdaq: OCUP). He founded Ainsworth BioConsulting in 2004 and holds an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and a BS in Microbiology from UC San Diego.
Where does Sean Ainsworth work?
Sean Ainsworth is Founder of RetroSense Therapeutics and Advisory Board - Biotech CEO at FemHealth Ventures and Chief Executive Officer at Immusoft.
What does Sean Ainsworth invest in?
Sean Ainsworth invests in Biotech.
What companies did Sean Ainsworth found?
Sean Ainsworth founded RetroSense Therapeutics.
What boards does Sean Ainsworth sit on?
Sean Ainsworth holds tracked board seats at Immusoft, Ocuphire Pharma.
Where did Sean Ainsworth go to school?
Sean Ainsworth studied at Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School (MBA, Strategy & Finance); UC San Diego (B.S., Microbiology); UC San Diego.

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Immusoft mafia2

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Matthew ScholzFounder, Board of DirectorsFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +2

RetroSense Therapeutics mafia2

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Dima KuzminBoard MemberFounded NV Therapeutics

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