Shomir Ghosh

Shomir has 25 years’ of leadership in drug discovery and development at multiple biotechs and big pharmas. Most recently, Shomir was the CSO of IFM Therapeutics, where he built an international drug discovery and discovery biology research team focused on targeting the innate immune system to treat cancer and inflammation. IFM was acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb in 2017. Prior to IFM, he was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Atlas Venture, where he evaluated and advised biotech start-ups, including Nimbus, Navitor, and F-Star. Prior to IFM, he held roles of increasing responsibility at Tempero, Epix, Millennium, Leukosite and Abbott. His efforts have led to novel compounds in immunology, immuno-oncology, oncology, and neuroscience. Shomir obtained his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Kansas and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry at Parke-Davis. He is a co-author and co-inventor on over 80 papers and patent applications and has 43 issued patents.