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Tom Thomas

Investor

Principal at Newpath Partners

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $500K – $40M checks · typically $15M

About

Tom Thomas is an investor at Newpath Partners and serves as a board director at CREATE Medicines. He has held positions at RA Capital Management focusing on oncology investments and co-founded Flagship Labs 89, where he served as head of translational biology. His background includes cancer biology research with expertise in patient-derived cell models, organoid systems, and cancer metabolomics.

Experience

  1. CREATE MedicinesBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
  2. Cleveland ClinicExternal Advisory Councilcurrent2026 — present
  3. Newpath PartnersInvestor, Principalcurrent2024 — present
  4. UCLA Technology Development GroupTherapeutics Advisory Panel, UCLA Innovation Fundcurrent2025 — present
  5. Magnet BiomedicineBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  6. Exo TherapeuticsBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
  7. Kisbee TherapeuticsBoard Observer2024 — 2025
  8. Sera Medicines, LLCFounding Team2023 — 2024
  9. RA Capital Management, L.P.Healthcare Associate2022 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  10. Prologue MedicinesFounding Team2021 — 2022
  11. Flagship PioneeringAssociate2020 — 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  12. Flagship PioneeringFellow2020Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  13. Emmanuel College (Boston)Adjunct Faculty of Biology2018 — 2020Greater Boston Area
  14. Harvard Medical SchoolResearch Fellow2017 — 2020Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  15. Cedars-SinaiPh.D Candidate, Cancer Biology2013 — 2017
  16. University of California, Los AngelesResearch Associate2008 — 2011Los Angeles, California, United States
  17. Scripps ResearchResearch Intern2005 — 2006

Education

  1. Harvard Medical SchoolPostdoctoral Fellowship, Molecular Pathology & Oncology
  2. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterPh.D., Biomedical Science and Translational Medicine
  3. UCLAB.S., Physiological Sciences

Skills & more

Board GovernanceCorporate StrategyProject Portfolio ManagementStart-up VenturesStart-up LeadershipEarly Stage InvestmentNew Venture DevelopmentCell Culture12Molecular Biology9Genetics4Clinical Research7Research5
+11 moreBiochemistryCancer ResearchCancerTumor ImmunologyStem Cell ResearchCancer Stem CellsTissue CultureMetabolismMicrosoft OfficeHealthcare InvestingCell Biology

Languages English · Malayalam · Spanish

  • Health Care Economics — Harvard Business School
  • Healthcare Innovation & Commercialization — Harvard Medical School

From Tom's professional profile.

Colleagues at Newpath Partners

Daniel Yadegar
Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Newpath Partners
Thomas Cahill
Managing Partner at Newpath Partners

Frequently asked questions

Where does Tom Thomas work?
Tom Thomas is Principal at Newpath Partners.
What check size does Tom Thomas write?
Tom Thomas typically writes checks of $500K – $40M.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Medical School135

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Also attended UCLA471

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Shared employers

Also worked at Exo Therapeutics2

Sarah KeaneExecutive Assistant at The Engine VenturesDylan MorrisManaging Director at Insight Partners

Also worked at Flagship Pioneering74

Anika GuptaInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesCassidy BlundellPartner at Mission BiocapitalDavid KoleskyPrincipal at MPM BioImpactDiana BernsteinDirector at Northpond Ventures

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Also worked at Emmanuel College (Boston)2

Megan NobleExecutive Assistant & Office Coordinator at Lerer HippeauEmily JenkinsOperations Manager at Founder Collective

Also worked at Harvard Medical School162

Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechAnkit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorDavid MollerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJulie YangInvestor at Third Rock VenturesTracy WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSamuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux Capital

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