I’m glad CytoDyn brought in a good deal maker to

I’m glad CytoDyn brought in a good deal maker to sit on their side of the table, one with experience and that looks to be able to speak multiple languages in this case: both lawyer and virologist.

Dr. Rae is an accomplished licensing and business development executive with a proven track record of deal-making. Dr. Rae comes to CytoDyn from Serina Therapeutics where he was Chief Business Officer, responsible for partnering, out licensing and overall company strategy. Previously, Dr. Rae was the Executive Director of NPS Pharmaceuticals and Head of GI and Endocrinology Business Development until the acquisition by Shire Pharmaceuticals for $5.2 billion in 2015. Prior to NPS, Dr. Rae held the role of Chief Business Officer at Arrowhead Research and Vivaldi Biosciences, as well as senior leadership roles at VIA Pharmaceuticals, Purdue Pharma and Hoffman-La Roche. Prior to entering the biopharmaceutical industry, Dr. Rae was an attorney specializing in biopharmaceutical intellectual property law and, earlier in his career was a research scientist focusing on metastasis and the molecular basis of cellular transformation. Dr. Rae holds a Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall Law School and a Ph.D. in Virology from Glasgow University (Scotland) and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology.