Donald Parfet

Founder at

Apjohn Ventures LLC

Net worth: 7 M $ as of 31/05/2026

74 year

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Donald R.
Parfet founded Apjohn Ventures LLC in 2000, where he is working as General Partner from 2000.
Mr. Parfet also founded Afmedica, Inc., where he worked as Founding CEO.
Mr. Parfet also currently works at Kalamazoo College, as Chairman-Trustees Board, Armune BioScience, Inc., as Director, Bronson Methodist Hospital, as Director from 1986, Apjohn Ventures Fund, as Director & General Partner from 2014, Bronson Management Services Corp., as Director, Apjohn Group LLC, as Managing Director from 2001, Van Buren Emergency Medical Services, Inc., as Director, W.E.
Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corp., as Trustee, and Southwest Michigan Innovation Center, as Board Member.
Mr. Parfet also formerly worked at Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer, Biacore International AB, as Chairman, Sierra Oncology, Inc., as Chairman from 2015 to 2019, Aursos, Inc., as Chairman, NephRx Corp., as Director, Tetra Therapeutics Inc., as Director, MPI Research, Inc., as Director, Bronson Health Care Group, Inc., as Director, Biosciences Research & Commercialization Center, as Director, Tolera Therapeutics, Inc., as Director, Southwest Michigan First (Venture Capital), as Director, Rockwell Automation, Inc., as Lead Independent Director, Kelly Services, Inc., as Independent Director from 2023 to 2025, Masco Corp., as Independent Director from 2012 to 2025, The Upjohn Co., as Senior Corporate Officer, MedElute, Inc., as President, Pharmacia Corp., as Senior Vice President, and APJohn Ventures Annex Fund LP, as General Partner from 2010 to 2022.
Mr. Parfet received his undergraduate degree in 1975 from the University of Arizona and Masters Business Admin degree in 1977 from the University of Michigan.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 0.01%	10/02/2026	14,514 ( 0.01% )	7 M $	31/05/2026

Donald Parfet active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Apjohn Ventures LLC Apjohn Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Apjohn Ventures seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States, primarily in Michigan and the Midwest region. The firm focuses on life sciences such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices & diagnostics and healthcare services. It provides financing for early and later stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from USD 0.5 to 2 million and also makes co-investments. It acts as a lead investor and it takes a seat on the board of directors.	Founder	01/01/2000
Apjohn Group LLC Apjohn Group LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Invests in pharamaceutical companies	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2001
Armune BioScience, Inc. Armune BioScience, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Develops and commercializes protein signature-based diagnostic tests	Director/Board Member	-
Apjohn Ventures Fund Apjohn Ventures Fund Investment ManagersFinance Acts as Family of Funds	Director/Board Member	17/09/2014
Bronson Methodist Hospital Bronson Methodist Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Provides healthcare services	Director/Board Member	01/01/1986
Bronson Management Services Corp. Bronson Management Services Corp. Managed Health CareHealth Services Provides health plan administration services	Director/Board Member	-
Van Buren Emergency Medical Services, Inc. Van Buren Emergency Medical Services, Inc. Other TransportationTransportation Provides ambulance transport services	Director/Board Member	-
W.E. Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corp. W.E. Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research, practice and policy analysis services to prevent and alleviate unemployment	Director/Board Member	-
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Director/Board Member	-
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Private companies	31
Kelly Services, Inc. Kelly Services, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Provides workforce solutions	Commercial Services
Masco Corp. Masco Corp. Building ProductsProducer Manufacturing Manufactures, sells and installs building and home improvement products	Producer Manufacturing
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Pharmaceutical Preparations	Health Technology
Rockwell Automation, Inc. Rockwell Automation, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Manufactures motion, power control, safety and sensing devices & provides production automation software platforms, technology, cyber security and consulting services	Producer Manufacturing
The Upjohn Co. The Upjohn Co. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufacturer of pharmaceuticals	Health Technology
Biacore International AB Biacore International AB Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Offers systems that generate data on the interactions between proteins and small molecule drug candidates	Health Technology
NephRx Corp. NephRx Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Provides therapeutic products for the treatment of kidney failure	Health Technology
Sierra Oncology, Inc. Sierra Oncology, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops novel therapeutic approaches for cancer and other diseases	Health Technology
Afmedica, Inc. Afmedica, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops medical and drug products	Health Technology
MedElute, Inc. MedElute, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Develops drug-eluting materials for treating post-surgical adhesions	Electronic Technology
Aursos, Inc. Aursos, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops and markets biopharmaceutical products	Health Technology
Armune BioScience, Inc. Armune BioScience, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Develops and commercializes protein signature-based diagnostic tests	Health Services
APJohn Ventures Annex Fund LP APJohn Ventures Annex Fund LP Investment ManagersFinance Acts as Venture Capital Fund	Finance
Tetra Therapeutics Inc. Tetra Therapeutics Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops therapeutics pharmaceutical products	Health Technology
Pharmacia Corp. Pharmacia Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Researches, manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals	Health Technology
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Arizona University of Arizona Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Michigan University of Michigan Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
MPI Research, Inc. MPI Research, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides preclinical research and development services	Commercial Services
Bronson Health Care Group, Inc. Bronson Health Care Group, Inc. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Provides healthcare and medical services	Health Services
Bronson Methodist Hospital Bronson Methodist Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Provides healthcare services	Health Services
Apjohn Ventures LLC Apjohn Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Apjohn Ventures seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States, primarily in Michigan and the Midwest region. The firm focuses on life sciences such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices & diagnostics and healthcare services. It provides financing for early and later stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from USD 0.5 to 2 million and also makes co-investments. It acts as a lead investor and it takes a seat on the board of directors.	Finance
Apjohn Ventures Fund Apjohn Ventures Fund Investment ManagersFinance Acts as Family of Funds	Finance
Bronson Management Services Corp. Bronson Management Services Corp. Managed Health CareHealth Services Provides health plan administration services	Health Services
Apjohn Group LLC Apjohn Group LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Invests in pharamaceutical companies	Finance
Biosciences Research & Commercialization Center Biosciences Research & Commercialization Center Investment ManagersFinance BRCC invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for early stage capital transactions with an investment size of USD 0.10 - 0.25 million.	Finance
Tolera Therapeutics, Inc. Tolera Therapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops novel therapies and technologies for immune modulation	Commercial Services
Southwest Michigan First (Venture Capital) Southwest Michigan First (Venture Capital) Investment ManagersFinance The Southwest Michigan First Life Science Fund invests exclusively in early-stage life science companies that have a presence in the Kalamazoo, Michigan region or are committed to establishing a presence in the region. The fund provides equity capital, as well as support services in the areas of industry expertise, regulatory strategy, reimbursement planning, exit strategies and early-stage business systems.	Finance
W.E. Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corp. W.E. Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research, practice and policy analysis services to prevent and alleviate unemployment	Commercial Services
Van Buren Emergency Medical Services, Inc. Van Buren Emergency Medical Services, Inc. Other TransportationTransportation Provides ambulance transport services	Transportation
Southwest Michigan Innovation Center Southwest Michigan Innovation Center Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides start-up assistance to bioscience companies and expanded operations	Commercial Services