Upma Sharma
InvestorEntrepreneurial Advisor; President, Arsenal Medicine (Medical, Biomaterials) at Material Impact · President & CEO at Arsenal Medical
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
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About
Member of Material Impact's entrepreneurial advisory board since Fund II and President of Arsenal Medical, a clinical-stage biomaterials company. She led development of Arsenal's ResQFoam product from invention to clinic and previously advanced a drug delivery depot at Lyra Therapeutics; she holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Princeton and has numerous publications and patents.
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Invests in
BiotechMedical DevicesNew Materials
President & CEO at Arsenal Medical
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Co-founders at Arsenal Medical
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Robert LangerCo-founder
GW
George WhitesidesCo-founder
Experience
- Arsenal MedicalPresident & CEOcurrent2018 — present
- Arsenal MedicalVP of R&D2017 — 2018
- Arsenal MedicalSenior Director, Research & Development2015 — 2016
- Arsenal MedicalDirector of Materials Science & Engineering2012 — 2015
- Lyra TherapeuticsVP of R&D2017 — 2018
- Lyra TherapeuticsSenior Manager, Materials Science & Engineering2010 — 2012
- Lyra TherapeuticsManager of Materials Science & Engineering2008 — 2010
- Lyra TherapeuticsSenior Engineer2006 — 2008
Skills & more
R&D34Biomedical Engineering19Medical Devices19Lifesciences9Chemical Engineering6Drug Delivery6Start-ups5Biomaterials2Program Management3Materials Science2Life Sciences5Data Analysis1
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NanotechnologyValidationProduct DevelopmentResearch and Development (R&D)U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)BiotechnologyLeadershipManagementFrom Upma's professional profile.
Colleagues at Material Impact
Adam Sharkawy
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Material Impact
Alexa Horwitz
Director of Marketing and Communications at Material Impact
Ben Schlatka
Company Building Partner at Material Impact
Carmichael Roberts
Investor at Material Impact
Christian Theriault
Partner at Material Impact
Corinna Chen
Partner at Material Impact
Deborah Kilpatrick
Health IT CEO, Evidation at Material Impact
Ezgi Emiroglu
Venture Associate at Material Impact
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Upma Sharma?
- Member of Material Impact's entrepreneurial advisory board since Fund II and President of Arsenal Medical, a clinical-stage biomaterials company. She led development of Arsenal's ResQFoam product from invention to clinic and previously advanced a drug delivery depot at Lyra Therapeutics; she holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Princeton and has numerous publications and patents.
- Where does Upma Sharma work?
- Upma Sharma is Entrepreneurial Advisor; President, Arsenal Medicine (Medical, Biomaterials) at Material Impact and President & CEO at Arsenal Medical.
- What does Upma Sharma invest in?
- Upma Sharma invests in Biotech, Medical Devices, New Materials.
- Where did Upma Sharma go to school?
- Upma Sharma studied at Rice University (Post-doctoral, Bioengineering); Princeton University (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering); Purdue University (B.S., Chemical Engineering).
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