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Principal:  Jeff Edelson  MD FRCPC MHSc

Profile:

1. •Seasoned executive with over 20 years progressive experience in public and private sectors, academia, pharmaceutical and biotech research and development organizations.
   

•Effective, experienced, focused leader and problem solver, supporting  product, portfolio and multidisciplinary teams with expertise in development strategy, product evaluation, R+D operations, alliance, interim and crisis management.

Work Experience:

•Executive VP and Chief Medical Officer, Ikano Therapeutics Inc

-Led R+D, clinical and regulatory effort achieving successful orphan  drug designation (ODD), specific protocol assessment (SPA), phase III entry, and license of lead development program

•Vice President, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development:

-Compound Development Team leader for oncology therapeutic teams including: Velcade, DOXIL

-Associate Therapeutic Area Head, Hematology and Supportive Care

-Therapeutic Area Head, Novel Therapeutics                 

•Senior Distinguished Scientist /Senior Director, Aventis Oncology:

-Global project team leader for multiple compounds including  novel taxanes, Taxotere life cycle, Genasense

•Chief Medical Officer/Senior VP:  Therion Biologics

-Development strategy and operations lead for cancer vaccine portfolio

•Group Director, Pulmonary Clinical Research, Development and Medical affairs, SmithKline Beecham / GlaxoSmithKline

-Responsible for clinical development of portfolio of 10 NMEs including Cilomilast, Mepoluzimab, franchise level strategy lead for COPD

•Founding Director of Research at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto

1. •   Granted clinician scientist at University of Toronto
   

    -experienced in basic, translational, clinical, health services research

1. •    Pulmonary, Critical Care Physician