Dr. Edwards has
over 15 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical
industry. She has successfully assisted clients in obtaining
funding, in strategic positioning of their companies and
products, in business development activities and in project
managements. She has helped early stage life science
companies raise over $20 million in both private and
government funds. She has worked successfully both with U.S.
and international clients on a wide variety of projects,
including business, product and clinical development plans,
company repositioning in preparation for raising U.S.
venture funds and developing strategic international
partnerships. Prior to working with DNA Bridges/DNA Gateway,
she worked as a scientist in the biopharmaceutical industry.
Most recently, at Roche Biosciences, she led a group
developing novel small molecule therapies for the treatment
of fibrotic diseases. At Genentech and Bristol-Myers Squibb,
she worked in the anti-inflammatory programs. Dr. Edwards received in a PhD in Physiology from the University of California, Berkeley.
