Mesopharm Therapeutics, Inc. Francis Hunter, PhD
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
Breast Cancer Startup Challenge 200 teams 83 universities 4,356 years of experience Venture 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
Mesopharm Therapeutics, Inc. (DE C-Corp) Mesopharm Therapeutics NZ Limited
Armed Antibody Therapeutic Highly cytotoxic drug Alpha particle (Actinium-225) Monoclonal antibody
ADC IND Submissions to the FDA Kadcyla Peak sales US $2–5B Genentech/Roche Adcetris Peak sales US $1B+ Seattle Genetics
Networking Matters
ONESTART Accelerator
Technical & Entrepreneurial Training Francis Hunter Graeme Fielder Research Fellow 2015 MBA (Stanford) Judge 2014 Challenges Lead 2013 Ph.D. Plant & Food BD Education Lead 2012 Participant 2011 Chair Participant Hons. 2010 CEO 2009 Research Lead Ph.D. B.Sc. 2008 Chair 2007 CEO 2006 Industry Liaison 2005 Industry Liaison B.Tech 2004 2003
Experienced Advisors Are Essential Thorsten Melcher, PhD Senior Director Johnson & Johnson Innovation Leon Chen, PhD MBA Partner OrbiMed Thorsten Melcher, MD PhD Founder & CEO La Jolla Pharmaceuticals Michael Kolodziej, MD National Oncology Director Aetna Jeanette Wood, PhD CSO Genkyotex Tom John, MBBS PhD Head of Thoracic Oncology Austin Hospital Jilly Evans, PhD Co-Founder & CSO PharmAkea
Management & advisory strength NZ, US, Aus R&D Best-in-class therapeutics
Enter the Spark Challenge!
In-Licensing Technology Leverage
Starting Up by Licensing ibridgenetwork.org – 18,000 patents 15,000 new patents filed by US universities in FY2013
Starting Up by Licensing: Playbook Define a PROBLEM (=MARKET) RESEARCH the problem and possible solutions Identify technology PATENTS Choose your top 5 and become a TERRIBLE EXPERT Approach the inventors and licensing institution Select your best tech: Impact and maturity Build your TEAM, then LICENSE
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