Francis Hunter, PhD Mesopharm Therapeutics, Inc.
Dec 25, 2015
Francis Hunter, PhD
Mesopharm Therapeutics, Inc.
Entrepreneurship is a Team Sport
Co-Founder, CEO BTech, PhD
Liggins Institute Business Development
Plant & Food Founder & CEO
Lab Trader NZ Fulbright Scholarship
MBA Stanford GSB
Breast Cancer Startup Challenge
200 teams 83 universities 4,356 years of experienceVenture capitalists, seasoned entrepreneurs, clinicians
scientists, consultants, life science executives
Breast Cancer Startup Challenge
Commercial development plan 130 pages Product and R&D strategy Commercialisation and regulatory strategies Market, IP and competition analyses Financial models Operational strategy
Live pitch
Online elevator pitch
Breast Cancer Startup Challenge
Breast Cancer Startup Challenge
Breast Cancer Startup Challenge
Mesopharm Therapeutics, Inc. (DE C-Corp)
Mesopharm Therapeutics NZ Limited
Armed Antibody Therapeutic
Monoclonal antibody
Highly cytotoxic drugAlpha particle (Actinium-225)
ADC IND Submissions to the FDA
KadcylaPeak sales US $2–5BGenentech/RocheAdcetris
Peak sales US $1B+Seattle Genetics
Networking Matters
ONESTART Accelerator
Francis Hunter Graeme Fielder
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B.Tech
Ph.D.
MBA (Stanford)
Plant & Food BD
Industry Liaison
Industry Liaison
CEO
Chair
Research Lead
CEO
Chair
Ph.D.
Hons.
B.Sc.
Challenges Lead
Education Lead
Participant
Participant
Judge
Research Fellow
Technical & Entrepreneurial Training
Experienced Advisors Are Essential
Thorsten Melcher, PhDSenior DirectorJohnson & Johnson Innovation
Thorsten Melcher, MD PhDFounder & CEOLa Jolla Pharmaceuticals
Jeanette Wood, PhDCSOGenkyotex
Jilly Evans, PhDCo-Founder & CSOPharmAkea
Leon Chen, PhD MBAPartnerOrbiMed
Michael Kolodziej, MDNational Oncology DirectorAetna
Tom John, MBBS PhDHead of Thoracic OncologyAustin Hospital
NZ, US, AusR&D
Best-in-classtherapeutics
Management& advisory
strength
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