Kevin Bitter
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Opthea
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Australia
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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VP, Strategy & Corporate Development
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Nov 2023 - 2 months
Opthea (ASX:OPT; Nasdaq:OPT) is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to address the unmet need in the treatment of highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME). Opthea’s lead product candidate OPT-302 is in pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials and being developed for use in combination with anti-VEGF-A monotherapies to achieve broader inhibition of the VEGF family, with the goal of… Show more Opthea (ASX:OPT; Nasdaq:OPT) is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to address the unmet need in the treatment of highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME). Opthea’s lead product candidate OPT-302 is in pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials and being developed for use in combination with anti-VEGF-A monotherapies to achieve broader inhibition of the VEGF family, with the goal of improving overall efficacy and demonstrating superior vision gains over that which can be achieved by inhibiting VEGF-A alone. Show less
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Graybug Vision, Inc.
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director, Business Development and Alliance Management
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Oct 2021 - Mar 2023
Primary responsibilities as direct report to CEO: global business development (in- and out-licensing), strategic partnerships, post-transaction integration, portfolio strategy and business planning, investor communications, special projects for executive leadership team and Board of Directors. Graybug was a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative medicines for ocular diseases. (Graybug merged with CalciMedica, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical… Show more Primary responsibilities as direct report to CEO: global business development (in- and out-licensing), strategic partnerships, post-transaction integration, portfolio strategy and business planning, investor communications, special projects for executive leadership team and Board of Directors. Graybug was a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative medicines for ocular diseases. (Graybug merged with CalciMedica, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for life-threatening inflammatory diseases with high unmet need.)
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Director, Corporate Development and Strategy
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Sep 2020 - Oct 2021
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Corium
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Analyst, Strategic Projects
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Jun 2015 - Sep 2020
Primary responsibilities as direct report to CFO: long-range financial planning and scenario modeling, international joint venture structuring (Germany), portfolio strategy, business development, investor relations and roadshows, private debt structuring and public debt/equity financings. Corium is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacture, and commercialization of specialty pharmaceutical products that leverage the company's broad experience… Show more Primary responsibilities as direct report to CFO: long-range financial planning and scenario modeling, international joint venture structuring (Germany), portfolio strategy, business development, investor relations and roadshows, private debt structuring and public debt/equity financings. Corium is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacture, and commercialization of specialty pharmaceutical products that leverage the company's broad experience with advanced transdermal and transmucosal delivery systems.
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Financial Analyst
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Jul 2014 - Jun 2015
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Education
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New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)