PD+ Health: Successful Biotech Drug Development
How to Increase the commercial potential of your research
In this seminar, we will review history of the pharma industry, drug development and how the technological breakthroughs around DNA led to the birth (and subsequent explosion) of what we now know call the biotech industry. We will then move on to review the history and current status of the Australian Biotech industry and what success looks like from the perspective of an Australian start-up. Key points include:
- Biotech defined
- The birth of biotech
- Biotech vs Pharma intersection
- Biotech today in numbers
- An analysis of the biotech sector in Australia today
- What is success ?
- Analysis of the needs for a successful biotech eco-system.
Who should attend
- PhD students
- Postdoctoral researchers
- Early and mid-career researchers
- Industry-engaged academics
- Industry-engaged professional staff
What you'll experience
PD+ is a free weekly webinar series that takes place every Friday from 12-1PM. It is the perfect way to lunch and level up your industry engagement and commercialisation skills.
Meet your presenter: David Fuller
David Fuller is currently Chief Medical Officer, Aucentra Therapeutics and Chairman of EpiAxis Therapeutics, a privately owned epigenetic therapeutic and diagnostic company. He is also a Non-Executive Director of the ASX- listed biotech company, AdAlta (ASX: 1AD). David has more than 30 years of R&D experience, spanning large, mid and small cap companies including pre-clinical and clinical development, medical and regulatory affairs, and commercialisation.
Most recently Dr Fuller was the Senior Vice President of Clinical Development in the Oncology Business Unit at Syneos Health Clinical Solutions. Prior to this he was a Director at Linear Clinical Research, Chairman of Dimerix Bioscience, CMO/COO at Trident Clinical Research, CMO at Arana Therapeutics, and Vice-President Clinical at Genzyme Europe.
Register
Event is free but registration is essential
The PD+ webinar series is brought to you by the University of Newcastle's Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE) and Campus Plus. Find out about upcoming PD+ webinars and catch up on recordings of previous PD+ webinars at the Research Advantage Knowledge Hub.
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What is KEE?
The University of Newcastle's Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE) is responsible for facilitating impact within our regions through intellectual property commercialisation, business development, and entrepreneurship. KEE works with researchers and industry to identify and facilitate high-value licenses and research collaborations, in addition to supporting pre-startups, startups, and scale-up companies.
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Event Information
- Date: This event was held on Friday 4 August 2023
- Location: via Zoom
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