Richard Benjamin

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer at CERUS CORPORATION

Net worth: 664 793 $ as of 31/07/2026

66 year

63 connections

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Richard J.
Benjamin is currently Director & Director-North America Region at International Society Blood Transfusion, Chief Medical Officer at Cerus Corp.
since 2015, and a Member of both the American Association of Blood Banks and The Association For The Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies.
Former positions include Director at Point Therapeutics, Inc. from 2004 to 2008, Director at DARA BioSciences, Inc. in 2008, Medical Director-Adult Transfusion Service at Harvard University, and Chief Medical Officer at American Red Cross, Inc. Education includes doctorates from the University of Cambridge and the University of Cape Town.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
CERUS CORPORATION 0.15%	01/04/2026	309,206 ( 0.15% )	664 793 $	31/07/2026

Richard Benjamin active positions

Companies	Position	Start
CERUS CORPORATION	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	13/07/2015
American Association of Blood Banks American Association of Blood Banks Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates an association of blood and biotherapies	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
International Society Blood Transfusion	Director/Board Member	-
The Association For The Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Richard Benjamin

Companies	Position	End
Point Therapeutics, Inc. Point Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops drugs for the treatment of cancer and blood cell disorders	Director/Board Member	13/02/2008
DARA BioSciences, Inc. /Old/ DARA BioSciences, Inc. /Old/ Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops therapeutic and medical technologies	Director/Board Member	13/02/2008
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
American Red Cross, Inc. American Red Cross, Inc. Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Provides individual and family social services	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	-

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Private companies	10
Point Therapeutics, Inc. Point Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops drugs for the treatment of cancer and blood cell disorders	Health Technology
Cerus Corp. Cerus Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops and commercializes the INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets and plasma	Health Technology
American Association of Blood Banks American Association of Blood Banks Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates an association of blood and biotherapies	Commercial Services
DARA BioSciences, Inc. /Old/ DARA BioSciences, Inc. /Old/ Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops therapeutic and medical technologies	Health Technology
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Cape Town University of Cape Town Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
International Society Blood Transfusion
American Red Cross, Inc. American Red Cross, Inc. Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Provides individual and family social services	Health Services
The Association For The Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies