Leong
CBO and Head of Brain Aging | Company Builder | PhD MBA
- Role
- Chief Business Officer and Head of Brain Aging at Bioage Labs
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Leong
Combining scientific acumen and pharma industry experience to build companies developing novel therapeutics for human diseases. Executing strategic partnerships and financing transactions. Specialties: In-licensing, partnerships, financing, strategy, obesity, age-related diseases, oncology, datascience, neurodegeneration, global markets.
Experience
Chief Business Officer and Head of Brain Aging
May 2022 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Exploring strategic partnerships to advance BioAge\'s lead programs in obesity and metabolic aging, and to discover drugs against novel targets for chronic diseases of aging.Originated and executed a strategic partnership with Novartis to identify and validate multiple novel therapeutic drug targets by investigating the biological mechanisms that drive diseases related to aging and mediate the beneficial effects of physical exercise for $20M in upfront payments and research funding, and up to $530M in product milestones and royalties.Originated and signed a Phase 2 clinical trial collaboration with Eli Lilly to determine if the combination of azelaprag and tirzepatide will increase total weight loss and improve body composition in obese subjects. Collaboration facilitated $170M Series D financing and $238M IPO.Executed partnerships to discover drug candidates which modulate novel BioAge metabolic aging targets.
Education
University of Toronto
PhD, Biochemistry
University of Toronto - University of Trinity College
B.Sc., Biochemistry
1988 — 1992
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
MBA
2002 — 2004
Skills
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Development
- Medical Devices
- Joint Ventures
- Business Strategy
- Corporate Finance
- Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Emerging Markets
- Investment Banking
- Mergers
- Competitive Analysis
- Start-Ups
- Financial Modeling
- Equities
- Private Equity
- Venture Capital
- Licensing
- Commercialization
- Intellectual Property
- Healthcare
- Business Development
- Ipo
- Strategy
- Private Placements
- Valuation
- Life Sciences
- Oncology
- Biotechnology
- Lifesciences
- Due Diligence
- Corporate Development
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Entrepreneurship
- Executive Management
- Pharmaceutical Industry
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