Ken Blount
Chief Scientific Officer, Rebiotix and VP Microbiome Research, Ferring Pharmaceuticals
- Role
- Board Member at Microbiome Therapeutics Innovation Group
- Location
- Guilford, CT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ken Blount
As a recognized world leader in Microbiome Pharmaceutical Development, I have led, guided, and collaborated to drive success for multiple therapeutics entities-from Phase 2 through approval and launch, from ideation to IND and first-in-human, from phase 1 to end-of-Phase 2 meetings. I\'ve led CMC development and submission, investigator-sponsored clinical trials programs, evidence generation for field medical and commercial, and beyond.I\'ve been a key leader and driver for the establishing the microbiome therapeutics industry, including chairing the Microbiome Therapeutics Innovation Group, participating in the Public Advisory Committee for the first FDA-approved microbiota-based therapeutic, serving on the advisory board for multiple biotech companies and microbiome therapeutics conferences.
Experience
Board Member
Microbiome Therapeutics Innovation Group
Jun 2022 — Present
Education
Harvard Business School Online
Certificate of Completion, Organizational Leadership
Harvard Business School Online
Certificate in Power and Influence for Positive Impact
University of Arkansas
BS, Chemistry
1990 — 1994
University of Colorado Boulder
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry
1995 — 2001
Harvard Business School Online
Certificate in Negotiation Mastery
2021 — 2021
Skills
- Translational Medicine
- CRO Management
- Translational Research
- Drug Discovery
- Research Management
- Drug Development
- Grant Writing
- Biotechnology
- Protein Purification
- Research and Development (R
- High Throughput Screening
- Clinical Microbiology
- In Vitro
- Collaborative Leadership
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Protein Chemistry
- Lifesciences
- Assay Development
- Antibacterial
- Anaerobic Microbiology
- Life Sciences
- Pcr
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Fundraising
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr)
- Early-Stage Startups
- Biochemistry
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
- Science
- Molecular Biology
- Venture Capital
- Rna
- Cell Biology
- Oncology
- Cell Culture
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