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Published on: 12/1/2007
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Alfred P. Spada, Ph.D., SVP Research and Development and Co-founder
Dr. Spada has over twenty years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.He has co-authored more than 50 scientific publications and is inventor on more than 70 patents.From 2000 to 2005, Dr. Spada was Vice President of Pharmaceutical and Preclinical Development at Idun Pharmaceuticals where he was responsible for managing internal research and development activities, and Idun's external partnerships.
Prior to joining Idun, Dr. Spada was a Department Director at Aventis Pharmaceuticals (formerly Rhone-Poulenc Rorer) where he was responsible for medicinal and analytical chemistry.From 1990 to 2000, his teams worked on a wide variety of enzyme-based and GCPR targets, resulting in the identification of clinical candidates for treatment of acute myocardial infarction, thrombotic disorders, coronary restenosis, lipid lowering, diabetes and cancer.
From 1985 to 1990, Dr. Spada held a series of positions of increasing responsibility at Rorer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.His team focused on developing compounds for use in the treatment of congestive heart failure and myocardial ischemia.
Dr. Spada was awarded a B.S. degree in Chemistry with High Distinction from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.He also conducted post-doctoral research at Yale University.