Dan Baker
Chief Executive Officer at Kira Biotech Pty Ltd.
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Dan Baker received his B.A.
in Biology from Gettysburg College and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
He completed his medical residency at Hershey Medical Center and fellowship in Rheumatology at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a research fellowship in Rheumatology at Mass General Hospital.
He continued on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania for 18 years before joining Janssen/Centocor in 2000.
As Vice President Immunology R&D at Janssen, his responsibilities included the clinical development of Remicade, SIMPONI and STELARA as well as other programs in rheumatology, and dermatology.
As Disease Area Stronghold Leader he was responsible for Phase II & III clinical development plans for rheumatology products was responsible for the overall strategy on portfolio in rheumatology/immunology.
He has authored multiple publications in the field of immunology and has served a co-Lead of RTCure which is an academic/industry collaboration that is sponsored by IMI2 and is searching for tolerogenic therapies for rheumatoid arthritis.
After his retirement from Janssen in 2019 he has been active in continuing to be involved in bringing therapies to patients by providing scientific advice to drug development organisations.
He has taken on the role of CEO of Kira Biotech which is an emerging Australian biotech company targeting treatment of immune system disorders with novel immunomodulatory drugs.
Dan Baker active positions
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OneVentures Management Pty Ltd.
OneVentures Management Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance OneVentures Management Pty Ltd. (OneVentures) is a venture capital firm, a susbidiary of Andover Group Pty Ltd was founded in 2006 by Dr Michelle Deaker. The firm is headquartered in Australia. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Kira Biotech Pty Ltd.
Kira Biotech Pty Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Kira Biotech Pty Ltd. operates as biotechnology company which develops novel immunomodulatory compounds for the treatment of immune system disorders. The company was founded by Georgina Clark is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. | Chief Executive Officer | 2019-03-31 |
Training of Dan Baker
Gettysburg College | Undergraduate Degree |
University of Pennsylvania | Doctorate Degree |
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OneVentures Management Pty Ltd.
OneVentures Management Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance OneVentures Management Pty Ltd. (OneVentures) is a venture capital firm, a susbidiary of Andover Group Pty Ltd was founded in 2006 by Dr Michelle Deaker. The firm is headquartered in Australia. | Finance |
Kira Biotech Pty Ltd.
Kira Biotech Pty Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Kira Biotech Pty Ltd. operates as biotechnology company which develops novel immunomodulatory compounds for the treatment of immune system disorders. The company was founded by Georgina Clark is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. | Health Technology |
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