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Dr. Roger Pomerantz was the former Worldwide Head of Licensing and Acquisition and Knowledge Management at Merck & Co., where he led the completion of more than 150 business development transactions, and former Global Head of Infectious Diseases for Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals. After leaving Merck, he joined as Venture Partner to Flagship Pioneering, which conceives, creates, and develops bioplatform companies. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated more than 100 scientific ventures such as Moderna, collectively resulting in more than $140 billion in aggregate value. On behalf of Flagship, Dr. Pomerantz was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Chairman of the Board of Seres Therapeutics (Nasdaq: MCRB), a clinical-stage biopharma company targeting the human microbiome. Dr. Pomerantz is currently the President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of ContraFect Corporation (Nasdaq: CFRX), and serves as a Board member at several other biotech companies including Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIRX), Indaptus Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: INDP), Collplant Biotechnologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CLGN), and X-Vax Inc.

Dr. Pomerantz received his B.A. in Biochemistry at Johns Hopkins University and his M.D. at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He received post-graduate training at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Pomerantz is board certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases.

Prior to his career in the biotechnology industry, he was a tenured Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry, and Molecular Pharmacology, Chief of Infectious Diseases, and the Founding Director and Chair of the Institute for Human Virology and Biodefense at Thomas Jefferson University and Medical School.