
Peter Kotsonis, PhD
Executive Director
Office of Strategic Alliances
+ 1 415 323-3108
Peter is PhD-neuroscientist and drug hunter with 14 years in the pharmaceutical industry, project leader and co-inventor of Ronopterin (VAS203) for traumatic brain injury currently in Phase III clinical development. Peter has experience in academic start-ups (VasoPharm Biotech GmbH) and pharma settings (Novartis Ag and Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co, Ltd). He joined UCSF in 2013, and his responsibilities include driving new partner opportunities, developing novel partnering models, and programmatic support using alliance management “best practices” comparable to industry.
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