Thursday, September 10, 2020 (09:00 - 12:00) GMT+8
Join us on Sept. 10th to learn more about some of our fabulous portfolio companies: AmacaThera, Path Therapeutics, XLement, Reglagene, and Viva Vision as hosted by David Xu. Following the presentations will be an in-depth panel discussion.
Chairman & CEO of Viva Biotech
CBO at Viva Biotech
Co-Founder&CEO of AmacaThera
Founder&CSO of XLement
Co-Founder&CEO of Path Therapeautics
Founder&CEO of VivaVision Biotech
CEO of Reglagene
Ph.D. from University of California, Los Angeles
Postdoctoral research at the Scripps Research Institute
M.B.A from Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
Worked in Purdue, Sandoz, and Novartis
Mike Cooke joined Molly's laboratory in 2008 as a post-doctoral fellow to work on stem cell transplantation for recovery following stroke. This resulted in a co-first author publication in Stem Cell Reports demonstrating cells combined with HAMC could restore stroke injury in a model of stroke.
Together with Molly, Mike developed the first product for AmacaThera, a sustained analgesic for post-operative pain. This product is nearing completion of pre-clinical studies and IND enabling studies will commence in 2018. Mike pitched to both UTEST and OBIO, securing dilutive and non-dilutive seed investment for AmacaThera.
University of California. Berkeley/Ph.D. in Bioengineering major
University of California, San Francisco/Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Medicine major
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/Tenured professor
Dr. Kurrasch is a basic science researcher and associate professor at the University of Calgary who has expertise in animal models of CNS disorders and pharmacology.
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Experience in Abbott, Kanion, Amgen, Sunesis
Richard leads Reglagene’s business operations and fund-raising. Before founding Reglagene, he built a 23- year career in pharmaceutical R&D at GSK and Sanofi in which he served as a medicinal chemist, drug discovery project leader, analytical chemistry services manager, and research operations manager. Recognizing an affinity for the business side of the pharmaceutical industry, in 2010 Richard earned an MBA in Pharmaceutical Management from Drexel University in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He soon transitioned into a managerial role at Sanofi’s Tucson, Arizona Research Center with responsibilities for operational and capital spending, procurement, equipment maintenance, and other business areas. Richard is a member of Tucson’s Desert Angels, one of the most active angel investment groups in the United States. While serving as a Commercialization Partner for the University of Arizona, Richard was introduced to quadruplex gene expression control. Seeing the potential in the technology, he co-founded Reglagene in November 2016. Richard earned a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Texas in 1991 and completed post-doctoral studies in bioorganic chemistry at the University of California Berkeley in 1993.
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