Cori Gorman, PhD, MBA
Dr. Cori Gorman brings an outstanding record of achievement in basic research and drug development applications in diverse areas including gene therapy, gene expression, and transfer, hormone processing, cell biology, protein transport, and the humanization and production of recombination of proteins. Her strong publication record has resulted in over 13,000 citations and 6 classic citations. Dr. Gorman developed the CAT assay in 1980 as a postdoctoral fellow in the LMB/NCI. This assay was developed as a sensitive determiner of gene expression and was the industry standard for over more than fifteen years. At Genentech, Dr. Gorman played a key role in the development of a number of marketed products including Kogenate, Activase, Herceptin, Xolair, and Raptiva. Dr. Gorman also played a role the early stages of Avastin. Based on her work at Genentech, Dr. Cori Gorman is recognized as a pioneer in the development of monoclonal antibody therapeutics and has co-authored 6 INDs. Upon leaving her position at Genentech, she co-founded two biotech start-ups, one of which, Valentis, a gene therapy company, went public.
Dr. Gorman has received several fellowships from such organizations as the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, the European Molecular Biology Organization and NATO.
Prof. Nicolas Mermod, PhD
Prof. Nicolas Mermod is Professor of Biotechnology at Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne. After completing his post-doctoral studies at the University of California, Berkley, USA, Prof. Mermod joined the University of Lausanne as an assistant Professor of the Swiss National Science Foundation to become a full professor in the Department of Biology. He is also a co-founder and board member of Selexis. As head of a laboratory with over 20 scientists, Prof. Mermod applies conducts teaching and research activities at the Center for Biotechnology UNIL-EPFL. Prof. Mermod has gained a reputation in the field of molecular biology and the control of gene expression and has authored a number of scientific publications and patents.
Sir Gregory Winter, CBE, FRS
Sir Gregory Winter is a member of the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, and a Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge. He has served LMB as a Head of Division, Deputy Director and Acting Director. His scientific career has almost entirely been based in Cambridge where his work included protein and nucleic acid sequencing. He later developed technologies for making humanized antibodies (by grafting hypervariable regions from rodent antibodies to human antibodies) and also for making human antibodies in bacteria (by use of antibody repertories and phage display technologies). Most of the therapeutic antibodies on the market were developed using methods devised by him. He was a Founder and Director of Cambridge Antibody Technology (acquired by Astra Zeneca), a Founder and Director of Domantis (acquired by GSK) and more recently a Founder and Director of Bicycle Therapeutics. Sir Gregory has received several major international prizes including the King Faisal Prize for Medicine and the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine. In 2004 he was knighted for services to Molecular Biology.
