Dr Fintan Walton is the Founder and CEO of PharmaVentures . After completing his doctoral research on the genetics of cell proliferation at the University of Michigan(US)and Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland), Dr Walton gained broad commercial experience in biotechnology in management positions at Bass and Celltech plc (1982-1992).
Vicki L. Morgan is currently Director, Business Development at Immunovaccine Inc based in Halifax, Canada.
Vicki L. Morgan has more than 15 years leading business development and partnership initiatives across various sized companies ranging from start-up biotechnology to Fortune 200. She joined New Perspectives Inc to focus on new company formation; specifically providing leadership, business strategy, business development and licensing expertise to emerging companies involved in the life sciences. Additionally, New Perspectives Inc works with current biotechnology and medical device companies to support business development & licensing activities and strategic collaborations with scientists and inventors from Universities and private Technology Centers.
Most recently she held a position with Nektar Therapeutics as Director of Business Development responsible for licensing activities of Nektar Therapeutics's proprietary products in gastroenterology, pain and oncology therapeutics. Prior to Nektar Therapeutics, Vicki worked with Kimberly-Clark Corporation in the Global Alliances and Technology Acquisition group leading and managing strategic partnerships and alliances across all sectors of Kimberly-Clark Corporation including Health Care, Consumer Products, Professional Products and Innovation and Emerging Growth divisions. In 2000, Vicki joined Nobex Corporation, a drug delivery company focused in the application of medicinal and polymer chemistry to the challenges of drug delivery, to lead the marketing and business development activities.
Vicki L. Morgan 's entrepreneurial experience started early in her career as she spent several years directing business development, sales and marketing efforts in a nutrition and wellness-focused company she co-founded, Worldwide Zone. She began her career with Alsace International, a regional government development group in Strasbourg, France promoting biotechnology industry collaborations in North America.
Vicki L. Morgan is a member of the Licensing Executives Society and served on the Advisory Board of Envion International.
Vicki L. Morgan 's Specialties:
A Business Development and Marketing professional with more than 15 years of success initiating and building productive collaborations and partnerships with biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and consumer health care companies.
Specialized in establishing and executing partnering strategy, term sheet development, contract negotiation, and coordinating teams for due diligence. She had done her graduation from Miami University.