David Donabedian, PhD
Board of Directors @ KALA BIO
Boston, United States
David Donabedian, PhD is a Series A investor at KALA BIO in Boston focused on Neuroscience and Biotechnology. David Donabedian is the Co-Founder and Start-up CEO of Solu Therapeutics. He previously worked at DEM Biopharma, Inc. as a Co-Founder, Start-up CEO, Sr. Advisor. David Donabedian attended UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.
- Total investments:
- 1
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- Lead investor:
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Industries David Donabedian, PhD invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Neuroscience 1 (100%)
- Biotechnology 1 (100%)
Investments
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Newleos Therapeutics
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Newleos Therapeutics is a biotech startup dedicated to producing safer and more effective neuroscience medicines. | $93.5M / Series A / Feb 13, 2025 |
Co-Investors
About KALA BIO
Kala Pharmaceuticals is developing novel treatments for diseases that affect mucosal tissues. The company's proprietary mucus penetrating particle technology dramatically improves drug distribution and pharmacokinetics by uniformly coating the mucosal surface with biocompatible, drug-loaded particles. Kala's formulations achieve high,sustained local drug concentrations with reduced systemic exposure and are delivered in a patient-friendly format. The company's research efforts have demonstrated successful in vivo proof-of-concept in mucosal organs such as the respiratory tract, eye, and cervicovaginal tract, enabling diverse product opportunities that target significant clinical unmet need. Kala is focused on advancing an internal pipeline of products through human proof-of-concept while establishing R&D collaborations with select partners to improve products in their pipelines.
KALA BIO Contacts
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Bennett Shapiro
Scientific Advisors
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David Donabedian
Board of Directors
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Board of Directors
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Andrea Franz
Chief Financial Officer
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Gregory D. Perry
Audit Committee Chairman
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What does David Donabedian, PhD invest in?
David Donabedian, PhD invests primarily in Neuroscience and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did David Donabedian, PhD last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for David Donabedian, PhD closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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