Expert Details
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Clinical Trials
ID: 727493
Australia
Trained in medicinal chemistry, Expert undertook clinical pharmacology research in a University Hospital for 12 years before joining the international pharmaceutical industry. Expert worked in the USA industry for several years before returning as head of research and development at Biota Holdings, one of Australia’s leading biotechnology companies.
Expert has since held several senior roles in the Australian biotechnology industry including CEO of Boron Molecular, Chairman of Cryptopharma, and non-executive Director of EnGeneIC.
Expert is currently an independent expert witness in his areas of professional expertise. Expert acted as an expert to the lawyers engaged in one of Australia’s largest commercial litigation cases. This case ran for 4½ years in the Australian courts and involved a local biotechnology company and a major international pharmaceutical company. Expert performed a consultancy role between the biotechnology company plaintiff and the lawyers engaged on the litigation. Expert prepared extensive technical reports, chronologies and literature reviews for the case.
Expert’s consultancy is focussed on providing advice on drug discovery and development, pharmacokinetics, clinical trials and intellectual property matters to law firms, biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies.
Expert has 67 scientific publications including 3 book chapters and is an inventor on 3 published patents. His research has included early discovery and development of antivirals for respiratory diseases, human pharmacokinetic studies and clinical trials of various drugs.
Since Feb 2009 Expert has been an independent expert witness for a number of pharmaceutical intellectual property matters.Biota Holdings – Project Manager – Feb 04 to Aug 08 acted as a consultant expert to lawyers engaged in one of Australia’s largest commercial litigation cases.
Involved communicating complex scientific issues to the legal team, assisting in the preparation of questions f witnesses, and preparing technical reports, chronologies and literature reviews for the case.Biota Holdings - Since 2004, consultant on various R&D matters relating to new respiratory antivirals.Radpharm, Canberra, Australia - prepared business plan for the Company in 2003.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1976 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Medicinal Chemistry | Institution: The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia |
| Year: 1973 | Degree: BSc(Hons) | Subject: Organic Chemistry | Institution: The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2004 to 2008 | Employer: Biota Holdings, Melbourne, Australia | Title: Consultant, Project Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Project Manager providing expert advice to lawyers engaged in one of Australia’s largest commercial litigation cases.Involved communicating complex scientific issues to the legal team, assisting in the preparation of questions f witnesses, and preparing technical reports, chronologies and literature reviews for the case. Currently provide ad hoc advice to Biota R&D team. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2008 | Employer: Cryptopharma, Melbourne, Australia | Title: Chairman | Department: |
Responsibilities:Chaired Board meetings as founding, independent, non-executive Director. Participated in Scientific Advisory Board meetings during the initial years of the Company. (Intellectual property rights have since been returned to the University of Melbourne) |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2003 | Employer: Boron Molecular, Melbourne, Australia | Title: CEO | Department: |
Responsibilities:Overall responsibility for the management of the Company. Stabilized the business & recruited management team. Raised $1.9M through a private placement. Wrote new business plan for redirection of corporate strategy. Prepared prospectus for a public offering (Boron Molecular is now a subsidiary of XCEED). Grew revenues in 1st three quarters of 2002/3 by >100% compared with same period in 2001/2. Attained near breakeven. Established systems and quality control procedures. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 2002 | Employer: Biota Holdings, Melbourne, Australia | Title: Director of Research and Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for all research and development activities of the Company. Initiated and completed development of the flu diagnostic, FLUOIA for international marketing. Built R&D team as inaugural R&D Director. Established laboratory facilities. Managed R&D relationship with GSK on Relenza. Screened opportunities for Biota’s US-based operations. Diversified Biota’s R&D portfolio. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1993 | Employer: Parke-Davis, Ann Arbor, MI, USA | Title: Director, Clinical Pharmacology | Department: Clinical Pharmacology |
Responsibilities:Managed transition of new pharmaceuticals for CNS diseases from pre-clinical to Phase I and Phase IIA clinical studies. Managed staff involved in Phase I and IIA CNS studies. Prepared clinical pharmacology reports for IND and NDA applications. Reviewed pre-clinical data for suitability for IND applications and Phase I studies in CNS. Attended all research and team meetings in the CNS preclinical and clinical area. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 1990 | Employer: Parke-Davis, Sydney, Australia | Title: Associate Regional Director | Department: Clinical Research |
Responsibilities:Responsible for Phase I through Phase III clinical trials conducted in centres in Australia, New Zealand, and SE Asia. Reported directly to head office. Monitored clinical trials to FDA standards for gabapentin, quinapril and an anticancer drug developed in Auckland, New Zealand. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 1988 | Employer: Astra Pharmaceuticals, Sydney, Australia | Title: Clinical Trials Manager | Department: Medical |
Responsibilities:Responsible for clinical trials in Australia. Managed group of 6 monitors. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1987 | Employer: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia | Title: Chief Hospital Scientist | Department: Clinical Pharmacology |
Responsibilities:Headed the Clinical Pharmacology laboratories at the Hospital. Responsible for therapeutic drug monitoring and a range of research projects and collabortaions both within and outside of the Hospital. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1986 to 1987 | Agency: TGA, Australia | Role: External Drug Evaluator | Description: Evaluated phamacokinetic component of drug applications to the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health, Australia for new chemical entities and generic pharmaceuticals |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1990 to 1993 | Country / Region: USA | Summary: Parke-Davis (Anne Arbor, MI, USA) – Director, Clinical Pharmacology Managed transition of new pharmaceuticals for CNS diseases from pre-clinical to Phase I and Phase IIA clinical studies. Managed staff involved in Phase I and IIA CNS studies. Prepared clinical pharmacology reports for IND and NDA applications. Reviewed pre-clinical data for suitability for IND applications and Phase I studies in CNS. Attended all research and team meetings in the CNS preclinical and clinical area. |
| Years: 1988 to 1990 | Country / Region: South East Asia | Summary: Parke-Davis (Sydney, Australia) – Associate Regional Director, Clinical Research Responsible for Phase I through Phase III clinical trials conducted in centres in Australia, New Zealand, and SE Asia Reported directly to head office in the USA Monitored clinical trials to FDA standards for gabapentin, quinapril and an anticancer drug developed in Auckland, New Zealand. |
| Years: 1985 to 1985 | Country / Region: UK | Summary: International Cancer Research Technology Transfer, Institute of Cancer Research, Belmont, Sutton, Surrey, UK for research on platinum based anticancer drugs. |
| Years: 1983 to 1983 | Country / Region: USA | Summary: Churchill Fellowship, Oncology Department, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA on the pharmacokinetics of anticancer drugs in obesity and the pharmacokinetics of cisplatin. |
| Years: 1978 to 1978 | Country / Region: USA | Summary: Study leave with Professor Sidney Riegelman, Department of Pharmacy, UCSF, San Francisco, CA to conduct a research project on propranolol optical isomers and complete the advanced course in pharmacokinetics. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| RACI, ASCEPT |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| MRACI, CCP |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Churchill Fellow, 1983 |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has 67 scientific publications including 3 book chapters and is an inventor on 3 published patents. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Since 2009 Expert has acted as an independent expert witness on a number of intellectural propertry matters relating to pharmaceuticals. From 2004 to 2008 Expert acted as a consultant expert on a major commercial litigation matter between two pharmaceutical companies. This involved communicating complex scientific issues to the legal team, assisting in the preparation of questions f witnesses, and preparing technical reports, chronologies and literature reviews for the case. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| As Honorary Senior Felllow, Department of Pharmacology, Iniversity of Melbourne, Expert presents approximately five lectures per year to medical and science students at the University of Melbourne on pharmaceutical discovery and development. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Expert is very familiar with the Australian biotechnology industry and has introduced companies in the sector. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Expert has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in the area of drug discovery and development including intellectual property matters. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Possess technical skills in pharmacokinetics and a knowledge of medicinal chemistry. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| English |
Fields of Expertise
anti-infective agent, antiviral agent, biotechnology, clinical pharmacology, drug development, drug dosage form development, intellectual property, pharmaceutical design, pharmaceutical product development, pharmaceutical research, pharmacokinetic modeling, pharmacokinetics, research and development, evidence based medicine, combination drug therapy, central nervous system agent, chemical intellectual property, product invention, patent searching, adverse drug reaction, drug interaction, pharmaceutical analytical chemistry, pharmaceutical science, active pharmaceutical ingredient, investigational drug procedures, abbreviated new drug application, protocol development, Good Clinical Practice, drug discovery, molecular diversity, pharmacodynamics, royalty rate, nasal spray, antidepressant drug, animal disease model, drug product approval, prescription drug, drug formulation, rational drug design, agreement, clinical study, pharmaceutical research and development, therapeutic drug monitoring, generic drug, prodrug, drug metabolite, animal drug testing, drug monitoring, clinical trial design, medicinal chemistry, cytotoxic drug, drug clinical trial, antitumor drug, controlled-release oral drug delivery, drug toxicology, pharmaceutical product formulation, chemotherapeutic drug, licensable technology, drug labeling requirement, drug safety testing, software modeling, copyright, clinical research management, clinical research, clinical virology, inventions, clinical protocol, foreign patent, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical analysis, drug-drug interaction, pharmaceutics, antihypertensive drug, new product development, drug delivery, drug blood level determination, development process, simulation, license, trademark, new drug, technology licensing, licensing, controlled-release drug delivery, patent, drug regulation, pharmaceutical drug, enzyme kinetics, computer modeling, virology, toxicology, therapy, pharmacology, pharmaceutical chemistry, nonparametric statistics, modeling, metabolism, mathematical model, investigational drug, formulation, drug metabolism, drug bioavailability, dosage form, clinical trial, bioequivalence