About Us
Ashley Roe, Director
In depth knowledge of drug development gained through roles in project & portfolio management and leadership of global project teams. In addition, a wide range of experience/expertise in - alliance management, product management, business analysis & business development. Key skills - recognised and acknowledged for leading and delivering projects to time and budget, strong analytical skills resulting in the ability to understand and breakdown complex problems to deliver practical solutions. A persuasive & resilient communicator with a collegial working style and good mentoring skills.
Key Achievements
Challenged by senior management to shorten the time to IND. Lead & delivered by accelerating a project from candidate selection to IND in less than 12 months, a company first, setting the new company standard for early projects.
Company had no or limited portfolio management of the R&D projects. Designed, delivered & implemented a new R&D portfolio planning tool that was integrated into the corporate planning process and used as part of the annual strategic planning process.
First of its kind partnership signed and alliance manager left shortly after contract execution requiring new alliance manager to be urgently appointed. Lead and successfully delivered a novel collaboration between industry and academia. Pioneering a potential new way for industry & academia to develop novel science into drug candidates.
Approached by a 3rd party who had interest in a discontinued asset. Designed, agreed & successfully executed a joint development plan with a potential partner resulting in the compound being licensed by the 3rd party. Creating value for both companies and progressing a potential novel therapy for an orphan disease.