Our business development teams

Our experienced business development professionals are committed to working with our partners to create collaborations that bring value for both partners. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

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Oncology

Oncology Business Development

Contact us for early-stage collaborations in Oncology

Polly Brown

VP, Head of Business Development, Oncology R&D

Boston, MA, US
Oncology-Partnering@chinakfbdf.com
 
Gayatri Varma PhD

Executive Director, Head of Transactions Oncology Business Development

Gaithersburg, MD, US
Oncology-Partnering@chinakfbdf.com
 
Aida Bendt

Head of Alliance Management
 

Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Oncology-Partnering@chinakfbdf.com
 

BioPharmaceuticals

BioPharmaceuticals Business Development

Contact us for early-stage collaborations in Respiratory & Immunology, Vaccines & Immune Therapies, and Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism

Ratan Bhat

VP and Global Head of Business Development & Licensing, BioPharmaceuticals R&D

Gothenburg, Sweden
ratan.bhat@chinakfbdf.com
David Vallo

Head of Alliance Management, BioPharmaceuticals R&D

Gaithersburg, MD, USA
david.vallo@chinakfbdf.com
Susanna Myhre

Head of Academic Collaborations, BioPharmaceuticals R&D

Gothenburg, Sweden
susanna.myhre@chinakfbdf.com
Christopher Church

Head of Academic Collaborations, BioPharmaceuticals R&D

Cambridge, UK
christopher.church@chinakfbdf.com

Vaccines and Immune Therapies (V&I)

Vaccines & Immune Therapies Business Development

Kay Tait

Head of Transactions V&I

Cambridge, UK
kay.tait@chinakfbdf.com
Paul Leon, PhD

Senior Director, Business Development, Search & Evaluation, and Partnering

Gaithersburg, US
paul.leon@chinakfbdf.com

Business Development Operations

Business Development Operations

Contact us for mid-to-late stage and commercial partnerships, precision medicine collaborations and geographic opportunities in key markets or regions

Shaun Grady

SVP, Business Development Operations

Cambridge, UK
shaun.grady@chinakfbdf.com
Ian Kirk

VP, Business Development Sweden

Gothenburg, Sweden
ian.kirk@chinakfbdf.com
Caroline Austin

VP, UK and PMG Business Development

Cambridge, UK
caroline.austin@chinakfbdf.com
Kay Tait

Head of Transactions V&I

Cambridge, UK
kay.tait@chinakfbdf.com

Corporate Development

Corporate Development

Contact us for transformational M&A opportunities and global opportunities in new areas of business

Rodolphe Grepinet

SVP Corporate Development

Cambridge, UK
rodolphe.grepinet@chinakfbdf.com
Brigitte de Lima

Senior Director, Corporate Development 

Cambridge, UK
brigitte.delima@chinakfbdf.com
Varun Malhotra

Director, Corporate Development 

Cambridge, UK
varun.malhotra@chinakfbdf.com
Richard Yuan

Associate Director, Corporate Development 

Boston, MA, US
richard.yuan1@chinakfbdf.com

International partnering

International commercial partnering opportunities

Contact us for local partnering opportunities

China

Bing Chen

Vice President, International Business Development and Venture Fund

Shanghai, China
bing.chen@chinakfbdf.com
 

Russia

Tatiana Kubasova

Business Development Director, Russia & Eurasia

Moscow, Russia
tatiana.kubasova@chinakfbdf.com

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical Technology & Development

Contact us for partnership opportunities in Product Design & Drug Delivery; Packaging, Devices & Sensors; Manufacturing; Digital Solutions; Analytical & Characterisation; Inhaled Drug Delivery & Devices

Peter Schell

Senior Director, Business Development PT&D

Gothenburg, Sweden
peter.schell@chinakfbdf.com

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Veeva ID: Z4-68873
Date of preparation: September 2024