Abcuro

Breakthrough Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases & Cancer

Leadership

Martin, Alex

Alex Martin brings over 30 years of experience building companies and closing transactions in the biopharmaceutical industry. He was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Palladio Biosciences, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which was acquired by Centessa Pharmaceuticals (CNTA), and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Realm Therapeutics (RLM) which was acquired by ESSA

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Alex Martin

Chief Executive Officer

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Alex Martin

Chief Executive Officer

Alex Martin brings over 30 years of experience building companies and closing transactions in the biopharmaceutical industry. He was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Palladio Biosciences, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which was acquired by Centessa Pharmaceuticals (CNTA), and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Realm Therapeutics (RLM) which was acquired by ESSA Pharma (EPIX). He was also Chief Operating Officer of Intercept Pharmaceuticals (ICPT), and Chief Finance Officer of BioXell (BXLN) which was acquired by Cosmo Pharmaceuticals (COPN). He began his career at SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals where he held roles of increasing responsibility in marketing and business development and later joined Novartis as Vice President, Global Business Development & Licensing. Alex is an active coach and mentor to other senior executives, and a guest lecturer at Wharton and Columbia Business School on biotech, entrepreneurship, and raising capital. He holds a BA from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard

Wilkins, Jeffrey

Jeffrey Wilkins is the Chief Medical Officer of Abcuro. He is a highly experienced clinician, having advanced clinical programs from IND to regulatory approval. Jeff has deep expertise in the areas of immunology, rare diseases, and immuno-oncology. He has served in senior clinical leadership positions, including as Chief Medical Officer for over 20 years. Among

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H. Jeffrey Wilkins, MD

Chief Medical Officer

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H. Jeffrey Wilkins, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Jeffrey Wilkins is the Chief Medical Officer of Abcuro. He is a highly experienced clinician, having advanced clinical programs from IND to regulatory approval. Jeff has deep expertise in the areas of immunology, rare diseases, and immuno-oncology. He has served in senior clinical leadership positions, including as Chief Medical Officer for over 20 years. Among others, Jeff led clinical development programs at Avalo Therapeutics, Lycera, Ceptaris Therapeutics, Cephalon, and Ception Therapeutics. He entered the pharmaceutical industry with GlaxoSmithKline, where he rose to become Vice President of Discovery Medicine for GSK’s Center of Excellence in External Drug Discovery. Jeff received his M.D. from Temple University School of Medicine and his B.S. from Bucknell University.

Tubridy, Karen

Karen Tubridy is the Chief Operating Officer of Abcuro.  She brings more than 30 years of experience in drug development strategy and operations supporting novel and first-in-class therapeutics.  Previously, Karen served as a Chief Development Officer at Verseau Therapeutics, Akebia Therapeutics, and Eleven Bio.  She has had responsibility for driving global program strategies to IND,

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Karen Tubridy, PharmD

Chief Operating Officer

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Karen Tubridy, PharmD

Chief Operating Officer

Karen Tubridy is the Chief Operating Officer of Abcuro.  She brings more than 30 years of experience in drug development strategy and operations supporting novel and first-in-class therapeutics.  Previously, Karen served as a Chief Development Officer at Verseau Therapeutics, Akebia Therapeutics, and Eleven Bio.  She has had responsibility for driving global program strategies to IND, NDA and J-NDA filings.  In addition, she has had responsibility for oversight of drug development operations including the build out of core R&D infrastructure and quality systems. Previously, she held senior positions in clinical and regulatory operations at Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals, Taligen Therapeutics (acquired by Alexion) and Syntonix Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Biogen).  She held a senior position at AVANT Immunotherapeutics directing several vaccine programs and held positions of increasing responsibility in clinical research and medical affairs at Genetics Institute/Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, where she directed hematology and oncology programs.  Karen holds a B.S. in pharmacy and a PharmD from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences.

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