About the Analyst | Joshua Kennedy-Smith, PhD

Josh specializes in the chemistry of small and large molecules, intellectual property, as well as leads our efforts in particular disease and technology areas. He also leads RTW’s internship and outreach programs.

Josh has more than a decade of professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry as both a research scientist and manager. Prior to joining RTW, he served as Principal Scientist and Head of Externalization at Schrodinger. Josh has experience in the area of inflammation and autoimmune disease and served as a key contributor on a number of kinase inhibitor programs still in development. He began his career at Roche as a medicinal chemist working on the team that discovered the drug Elpida (elsulfavirine) for HIV.