Show Notes
Part 2 of 4.
My guest for this week’s episode is Doug Drysdale, CEO at Cybin. Cybin is a clinical-stage biopharma company on a mission to create safe and effective psychedelic-based therapeutics. Their goal is to address the large unmet need for new and innovative treatment options for people who suffer from mental health conditions.
Doug is an experienced investor, Corporate Director, and CEO, who has chaired the Board of a NASDAQ-listed company and, as a CEO for the past 12 years, has built and turned around 3 pharma companies. During Doug’s 30+ years of experience in the healthcare sector, he has formed cohesive management teams, recruited board members, completed 16 corporate acquisitions across three continents, and raised and invested around $4 billion of public and private capital.
Before Cybin, Doug was Commercial Products Manager at DuPont Merck, Director of BD at Elan, VP of M&A at Actavis Group, CEO of Norwich Pharmaceuticals and Alvogen, CEO of Pernix Therapeutics, and CEO of Tedor Pharma. Doug’s extensive background as a seasoned executive, investor, and turn-around specialist gives him a wide range of experiences that founders can learn from.
Join us this week and hear about:
- Doug’s experience in business development
- His move from crunching numbers to leading deals
- The challenges of global BD strategies
- Doug’s move from the UK to San Diego
- His intricacies of licensing and acquisitions in the pharma industry, and his experiences with Elan, Alpharma, and Actavis
Please enjoy my conversation with Doug Drysdale.
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VC Term Sheets: Definition, Key Components & More: https://www.excedr.com/resources/venture-capital-term-sheets
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