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Bryan Morton tells us why EUSA is one of the best transatlantic commercial specialty pharmaceutical companies, specialised in oncology and critical care medicine




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Video title: Bryan Morton tells us why EUSA is one of the best transatlantic commercial specialty pharmaceutical companies, specialised in oncology and critical care medicine
Released on: June 01, 2011. © PharmaTelevision Ltd
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In this episode of PharmaTelevision News Review, Fintan Walton talks to Bryan Morton, CEO of EUSA Pharma
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EUSA's growth as a transatlantic commercial speciality pharma company
Fintan Walton:
Hello and welcome to PharmaTelevision News Review here at BioTrinity 2011 in the UK. On this show I have Bryan Morton, who is President and CEO of a company called EUSA based here in the UK, welcome to the show.
Bryan Morton:
Thank you Fintan, nice to be with you today.
Fintan Walton:
Bryan, how would you describe EUSA?
Bryan Morton:
EUSA , is one of the best transatlantic commercial specialty pharmaceutical companies, it's specialized in oncology and critical care medicine.
Fintan Walton:
You've got products, you've got products that are on the market how did you get those products?
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Fintan Walton
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).
Bryan Morton
CEO
Bryan Morton currently serves as CEO of EUSA Pharma. Bryan Morton has a BSc in Pharmacology from Aberdeen University and an MBA from Durham University. He began his pharmaceutical career in sales and has held positions of increasing responsibility in medical information, marketing, sales management, business development and general management during a 30 year career in the healthcare industry, largely with Merck and Co. Inc. and Bristol Myers Squibb. During this time he has lived and worked in the UK, USA, Australia and Belgium and in 2003 he founded Zeneus Pharma through the acquisition of Elan's European sales and marketing business for $120m in a private equity deal. Following the sale of Zeneus Pharma for $360m in late 2005, Bryan founded EUSA Pharma in 2006 with backing from comprising Essex Woodlands.
PharmaVentures
PharmaVentures is a corporate finance and transactions advisory firm that has served hundreds of clients worldwide in relation to their strategic deal making in the pharmaceutical, life science and healthcare sectors. Our key offerings include: Transactions / deal negotiations; Product / technology valuations; Deal term advice; Due diligence & expert reports; Strategy formulation; Alliance management; and Expert opinion for litigation/arbitration cases. PharmaVentures provides the global expertise to ensure our clients generate the highest possible return on investment from all their deal making activities. We have experience of all therapeutic areas and can offer advice on both product and technology commercialisation.
EUSA Pharma
EUSA Pharma is a rapidly growing transatlantic specialty pharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and marketing late-stage oncology , oncology supportive care and critical care products. The company currently has nine products on the market, including Erwinase and Kidrolase for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia , Caphosol for the treatment of oral mucositis , a common and debilitating side-effect of radiation therapy and high-dose chemotherapy, the antibiotic surgical implant Collatamp, ProstaScint for imaging the extent and spread of prostate cancer , and Quadramet for the treatment of pain in patients whose cancer has spread to the bones. EUSA Pharma also has several products in late-stage development, notably Leukotac, a monoclonal antibody in phase III development for treatment of steroid resistant acute Graft versus Host Disease (aGvHD). Founded in 2006, EUSA Pharma is supported by a consortium of leading life science capital investors, comprising Essex Woodlands, 3i, Advent Venture Partners, SV Life Sciences, TVM Capital, NeoMed and NovaQuest. Since its foundation, the company has raised over $275 million, and completed several significant transactions, including the acquisitions of Cytogen Corporation, Talisker Pharma Ltd, the French biopharmaceutical company OPi SA and the European antibiotic and oncology supportive care business of Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Inc. As part of its rapid growth strategy the company has established commercial infrastructure in the US, a pan-European presence covering over 20 countries and a wider distribution network in a further 25 territories. EUSA Pharma plans to continue its aggressive program of acquisitions and in-licensing within its specialist areas of medical and geographic focus, in line with its ambitious target to create a rapidly growing $2 billion company by the middle of this decade.