May 22, 2013 1:27 PM ET
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Company Overview of Canaan Partners
Executive Profile
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Background
Ms. Wende S. Hutton is a General Partner at Canaan Partners. Ms. Hutton joined Canaan Partners in 2004 and is focused on the healthcare sector including medical devices and biotechnology, taking diverse expertise from across the entire medical spectrum. Ms. Hutton is a prominent investor in the healthcare sector. She contributes across the full range of investment professional activities at Canaan Partners. Ms. Hutton sources new investment opportunities, particularly
... on the West Coast. In addition, she assists with existing Canaan life sciences portfolio companies, and offers her considerable operational experience to help investment companies to grow. On behalf of Canaan, Ms. Hutton has played an instrumental role in the sales and marketing and recruiting strategies for many healthcare clients including Alsius, Northstar Neuroscience, and ReVision Optics, Inc. She is a seasoned healthcare investor who focused exclusively on the health care industry during her venture career and is passionate about identifying, investing in, and building companies that are revolutionizing the practice of medicine. Over the last 20 years, Ms. Hutton has facilitated the market entrance of over 11 novel and lifesaving medical devices, new drugs, and diagnostics. She was involved in the initial public offerings of six companies, most recently Chimerix (CMRX) in April 2013, and the acquisition of four more by biomedical companies including the recent acquisition of BiPar Sciences by Sanofi-Aventis. Prior to this, from 2001 to 2003, Ms. Hutton was a General Partner at Spring Ridge Ventures. She was a Co-founder of Spring Ridge Ventures. From 1995 to 2001, she was a General Partner at Mayfield and invested in early-stage medical technology and biopharmaceutical companies, personally incubating a number of successful companies including Northstar Neuroscience, Inc., and Heartstream, Inc. Ms. Hutton’s venture career began at Mayfield Fund in 1993 and served as its Venture Partner in the Health Care Technology Group. Prior to joining Mayfield in 1993, she held senior management positions at Nellcor, Inc. and positions in marketing and business development from 1986 to 1990. Ms. Hutton served as a General Manager of Transgenic Laboratory Products Division at GenPharm International, Inc., from 1991 to 1993. She has been a Director of Chimerix, Inc since February 2012. She has been a Director of Labrys Biologics, Inc. since January 3, 2013. She serves as a Director of Butterfly Health, Inc., Calibra Medical, Dermira Inc, ALDEA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Transcend Medical, Inc., ReVision Optics, Inc. and Spaltudaq Corp. Ms. Hutton has been a Director of ALUS Liquidation Corp. (Alsius Corporation) since February 2000 and Aperon Biosystems Inc. since May 6, 2005. She has been a Director of Altheos, Inc. since June 15, 2012 and Theraclone Sciences, Inc. since March 14, 2009. She served a Director of BiPar Sciences, Inc., Apieron, Inc., Heartstream, Inc., Micro Therapeutics, Inc., Oculir, Inc., iScribe, Inc. and Orquest, Inc. She served as a Director of SenoRx, Inc., since July 1998 and Elitra Pharmaceuticals Inc. since June 1998. She served as a Director of Northstar Neuroscience, Inc., from May 1999 to June 2008. Ms. She serves on the board of FACE AIDS. She serves as task-force leader on obesity for the Santa Clara and Mid-Peninsula YMCAs. Ms. Hutton holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, where Ms. Hutton was a Baker Scholar and an A.B. in Human Biology from Stanford University.
Corporate Headquarters
2765 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, California 94025
United States
Phone: 650-854-8092 Fax: 650-854-8127
Board Members Memberships
Former Director Director Director Former Director Director Director Former Director Former Director Director Director Director Director Director 1998-N/A Former Director 1998-N/A Former Director 1999-2008 Former Director and Chairman of Compensation Committee 2000-Present Independent Director, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Compensation Committee 2012-Present Director and Member of Compensation Committee 2013-Present Director
Education
BA Stanford University MBA Harvard Business School
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