Company: KROS
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-037982
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Company: Keros Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
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 2024. He served as a Venture Partner at Foresite Capital from April 2024 to July 2024. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer and director of Kinnate Biopharma Inc. from March 2020 until the company’s acquisition by XOMA Corporation in April 2024. Mr. Farzan served as an advisor for a number of life sciences companies from October 2018 to February 2020. From 2011 to October 2018, Mr. Farzan was employed by PaxVax Corporation, serving as its 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS President and Chief Executive Officer from April 2015 until the company’s acquisition by Emergent Biosolutions Inc. in October 2018. Prior to PaxVax, Mr. Farzan held positions of increasing seniority at Novartis AG from 2003 to 2011. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Farzan served in various marketing and business development positions at DoubleTwist, Inc. and from 1997 to 1999, Mr. Farzan served as an associate at The Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Farzan has a bachelor’s degree in Human Biology from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. Our Board believes that Mr. Farzan’s significant industry experience and corporate management experience qualify him to serve on our Board. Julius Knowles , age 62, has served as a member of our Board since April 2016. Since January 2014, Mr. Knowles has served as a Partner at Mass General Brigham Ventures (formerly known as Partners Innovation Fund), the venture arm of Mass General Brigham (formerly known as Partners HealthCare). From March 2012 to January 2014, Mr. Knowles served as the Chief Executive Officer of X-BODY BioSciences Inc. (acquired by Juno Therapeutics, Inc.). From October 2006 to February 2012, Mr. Knowles was responsible for global technology and drug discovery collaborations at Novartis, including as the Head of the Platforms team for Strategic Alliances at Novartis Institute of Biomedical Research. From March 2002 to June 2006, Mr. Knowles served as the President of Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Knowles previously served as the Vice President of Business Development of Novacea, Inc. from June 2001 to March 2002, the Vice President of Business Development of SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.