Sassan Azarian

About Sassan Azarian

There are strong parallels between the healthcare and consumer industries: unmet needs, competitive landscapes, innovation, differentiation, etc. I am leveraging my knowledge and skills in the pharma industry (see below) and the sciences towards finding better solutions for consumer products and other industries. To me, better solutions means rethinking the problem and simplifying the solution, without loss in efficiency. Innovative solutions that are easier to understand, more durable, lower production cost, lower maintenance, environment-friendly, and provide more benefits.Drug Discovery Professional - Ophthalmology Space• Industry Experience: 12+ Years Preclinical Drug Development.• Industrial Expertise: Target ID/Val; Efficacy & PKPD; PoC; Disease Mechanism; MoA; PoM.• Leading Roles: Sr. Principal Scientist; Research Investigator; Lab Head; Project Team Leader.• Drug Modalities: Antibodies; LMW; Aptamers; Gene Therapy with Antisense Oligos.• Biologies/Pathologies: Signal Transduction; Metabolomics; Angiogenesis; Wound Healing; Etc.• Scientific Disciplines: Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Cell Biology-Omics.• Protein Classes: RTK; GPCR; ABC porters; G prot; Kinase; PPA; PTM prot; Structure; Etc.• Research Experience: In Vitro & In Vivo Assays; 12+ Rodent Disease Models; IACUC protocols.• Ocular Diseases: Front & Back of Eye; Rare & Prevalent; Syndromic & Non-Syndromic.• Patenting: PPA and NPA; authoring text and Figures.• Consultant: Industry trends; competitive landscapes; medical needs; In-licensing opportunities; evaluating preclinical programs; critical analysis of literature.Inventor and Innovator - Consumer Products• Finding unmet consumer needs; analyzing competitive landscape.• Ideating novel solutions and competitive advantages.• Building & testing prototypes; Proof of Concept studies.• Scientific efficacy studies; re-engineering prototypes.• Developing methodology and accessories for new product.• Creating different models for different markets.• Patenting: PPA and NPA (with CAD schematics).• Marketing Materials: sell sheets and demo videos.• Out-licensing: outreach to companies; licensing agreements.

Experience

1. Consultant

   GLG

   Mar 2018 — Present

   Consultant for Biotech & Pharma clients on Therapeutic Drugs in Development or in Market-Medical needs, industry trends, competitive landscapes, and literature analysis-Analysis of In-licensing opportunities (SWOT analysis, quality of preclinical data, etc.)-Analysis of client\'s preclinical programs (models and assays, CROs, etc.)

Education

• UT Southwestern Medical Center

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Ophthalmology

  1994 — 1998

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physiological Optics (retinal biochemistry)

  1994

• inventRight

  Product Development and Licensing

  2025

Skills

• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Life Sciences
• Molecular Biology
• Drug Discovery
• Cell Biology
• In Vivo
• Biotechnology
• Biochemistry
• Clinical Development
• Assay Development
• Cell Culture
• Protein Chemistry
• Drug Development
• In Vitro
• Research