Eric Poma

Eric Poma, Ph.D. has served as Molecular Templates’ Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer since the Company’s inception in 2009. From March 2005 until September 2008, Dr. Poma was Vice President of Business Development of Innovive Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Cytrx Corporation), a biotechnology company. From 2001 to 2005, he served as the Associate Vice President of Business Development at ImClone Systems. (now Eli Lilly and Company) a biotechnology company focused on antibody therapeutics. As the founder and in his role as Chief Scientific Officer at Molecular Templates, he led the invention of the technology underlying Molecular Templates’ platform technology and what constitutes the whole of Molecular Templates’ current lead and preclinical pipeline candidates. Dr. Poma received his Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology and Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Master of Business Administration from New York University.