Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, PhD, MBA and a board-certified toxicologist (both in the US and EU), 20+ years of industry experience with a track record of more than 30 INDs - small molecules, oligonucleotides, peptides and various types of biologicals - from target discovery to early development, for a variety of indications (oncology, CNS, inflammation, respiratory, metabolic and rare diseases). Strong experience in conducting preclinical programs, including more than 200 GLP toxicology studies. I share my time between San Diego and China and I am very experienced in preclinical outsourcing to CROs in China and India and routinely visit these facilities to conduct GLP toxicology study monitoring and CRO auditing. I am enterpreneurial, science-driven, and I specialize in the fine art of biotech bootstrapping.