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Robert Hughes

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Chief Scientific Officer at Rectify Pharma
📍 Connecticut, United States

Robert Hughes is a biotech entrepreneur and drug discovery expert, currently serving as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Atlas Venture. With a Ph. D. from Scripps Research, he was previously Chief Scientific Officer at Rectify Pharma and held key roles at Disarm Therapeutics and Boehringer Ingelheim. Colleagues describe him as bright, hardworking, and versatile.

He was a key member of the team at Disarm Therapeutics that delivered two development candidates, leading to the companys acquisition by Eli Lilly.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Chief Scientific Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Connecticut, United States
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Drug Discovery
His career has been dedicated to advancing molecules from conception to the clinic, having contributed to the delivery of 12 development candidate molecules.
Biotech Entrepreneurship
As an Entrepreneur in Residence at Atlas Venture and a former leader at startups like Rectify and Disarm, he is focused on building and scaling new biotech ventures.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Chief Scientific Officer
Rectify Pharma
3-2022 - 1-2025
Executive Vice President of Drug Discovery and Preclinical Development
Rectify Pharma
3-2021
Entrepreneur In Residence
Atlas Venture
5-2017 - 12-2021
Vice President | Head of Molecular Discovery
Disarm Therapeutics
9-2015 - 5-2017
Senior Associate Director
Boehringer Ingelheim
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Education
1997 - 2002
Ph.D.
Scripps Research
1993 - 1997
BS
University of Arizona
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