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Richard Heyman

Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners

United States

Overview 

Richard Heyman is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, with a background in drug discovery and biotechnology. He has held leadership positions in various biotech companies and has served as the Chairman or Board Member in organizations such as RayzeBio, Curebound, Enliven Therapeutics, and PMV Pharmaceuticals, showcasing his extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry and clinical development.

Work Experience 

  • Chairman of the BOD and Co-Founder

    2023 - Current

  • Chairman of the BOD

    2014

  • BOD Member/Chairman

    2020

    Drug Discovery and Development Biotech

Enliven Therapeutics is a precision oncology company developing small molecule therapies to extend and improve patient lives.

Raised $230,000,000.00 from Acuta Capital Partners, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, Commodore Capital, Rock Springs Capital, Logos Capital, Fairmount Funds Management and Woodline Partners.

  • BOD member/Former Chairman

    2018

Vividion is a developer of a novel drug discovery platform designed to offer transformative treatments to patients with serious illnesses.

Raised $371,504,616.00 from Woodline Partners, Avoro Capital Advisors, Logos Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund, Boxer Capital, Acuta Capital Partners, T. Rowe Price, Surveyor Capital, Nextech Invest and Driehaus Capital Management.

  • Chairman of the Board

    2020

PMV Pharmaceuticals is a developer of p53-targeted small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer.

Raised $236,000,000.00 from Viking Global Investors, Nextech Invest, RA Capital Management, Avoro Capital Advisors, OrbiMed, Boxer Capital and Wellington Management.

  • Venture Partner

    2020

ARCH is a venture firm that focuses on life science discoveries to prevent, detect, and cure disease.

  • Science Partner

    2022

  • Member Board of Trustees

    2015

Salk Institute for Biological Studies conducts research on molecular biology and genetics, neurosciences, and plant biology.

Raised $81,400,000.00 from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, The Audacious Project, Alzheimer's Research UK, National Institutes of Health and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

  • Board Member and Scientific Advisory Board Member

    2021

Curebound raises and invests funds in cancer research, focusing on translational projects to develop new treatments and cures.

  • Board of Managers

    2020

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