Vijay Murthy
Life sciences BD professional and investor; former entrepreneur, strategy consultant, biochemist
- Role
- Executive Director, Business Development Transactions at GSK
- Location
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Executive Director, Business Development Transactions
Jun 2023 — Present · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
Lead buy-side deals, e.g, licenses, option agreements, equity investments, and NewCo builds with VC firms* Negotiated and closed 7 buy-side transactions: 3 license/option deals (with Empirico, Vesalius Therapeutics, and Rgenta Therapeutics), 2 M&A transactions (IDRX and BP Asset IX / Boston Pharmaceuticals\' subsidiary), 1 NewCo creation with Monograph Capital to create Ouro Medicines, and 1 equity investment* In addition, responsible for full deal process for externalization of all pharma R&D assets and platforms to established companies, NewCos, etc, including sourcing, negotiating, coordinating licensee diligence* Serving as Board member for 1 early-stage biotechnology company and Board observer for 2 early-stage biotech companies (including Ouro Medicines), on behalf of GSK* Promoted from Senior Director in December 2024
Education
Harvard University
Ph.D., Chemistry and Chemical Biology
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
High School Diploma
Harvard University
A.M., Chemistry
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S., Chemistry
Skills
- Licensing
- Commercialization
- Oncology
- Lifesciences
- Strategic Planning
- Venture Capital
- Biotechnology
- Start-Ups
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Drug Discovery
- Business Development
- Pharmacology
- Life Sciences
- Strategy
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Technology Transfer
- Clinical Development
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