Dr. Javitt has played leadership roles in seven successful healthcare IT and biopharma startups with public exits. He has additionally led drug-development engagements for Merck, Allergan, Pharmacia, Novartis, and Pfizer. He was appointed to healthcare leadership roles under Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush. In the latter role he was commissioned […]

We seldom hear a finance leader tell us that they took a pass on a promotion early in their careers, so when CFO Ozan Pamir told us that as a 23-year-old analyst he had turned down a vice president position with Echelon Wealth Partners, a Canadian investment banking firm that he had been with for […]

Adastra Pharmaceuticals welcomes CRO pitches for a Phase II trial of zotiraciclib in adults with recurrent high-grade gliomas and an isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation, CEO Scott Megaffin said. In addition, the company has initiated a $45m Series B round to finance the study and other clinical trial development. The Princeton, New Jersey-based company aims to […]