Anthony E. Maida, III, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D. Director | | Dr. Maida has been a director of Spectrum since December 2003. Dr. Maida is currently Chief Operation Officer for Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc., a cancer vaccine company focused on therapy for patients with glioblastoma multiforme and prostate cancer. He is responsible for the oversight of the operations of Northwest Biotherapeutics. Dr. Maida was formerly Vice President of Clinical Research and General Manager, Oncology, World-wide for PharmaNet, Inc. Prior to joining Pharmanet, Dr. Maida served as Chairman, Founder and Director of BioConsul Drug Development Corporation and Principal of Anthony Maida Consulting International, servicing pharmaceutical firms, venture capital, hedge funds and Wall Street, in the clinical development of therapeutic products and product/company acquisitions. For 25 years, Dr. Maida has focused on the clinical development of immunotherapies to treat patients with cancer. Dr. Maida’s skill set includes the execution and oversight of finance, operations, research, and commercial clinical and scientific development, regulatory and manufacturing for the development of various therapeutic modalities. He is an expert in ‘virtual’ development and cost-cutting of operations in large and small biotechnology companies. Dr. Maida has negotiated licensing agreements with a number of centers of excellence and premier pharmaceutical firms, including but not limited to, Eli Lilly, Norvartis, RCT Corporation, Astra Zeneca, Pfizer, MD Anderson, Yale University, Stanford University, University of California San Francisco and Davis, the Wistar Institute and Bristol Myers Squibb. Over the past 18 years, Dr. Maida has served in a number of executive roles, including, Chairman, CEO, COO, CSO, CFO and business development. Dr. Maida was formerly the President and CEO of Replicon NeuroTherapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the therapy of patients with tumors (both primary and metastatic) of the CNS where he raised $3 million and was responsible for all financial and operational aspects of the Company. Prior to Replicon, Dr. Maida served as Interim CEO for Trellis Bioscience, Inc., where he was responsible for securing the Company’s first round of financing ($7 million). In 2000, Dr. Maida served as President of CancerVax Corporation where he raised the company’s first round of financing in the amount of $30 million. Over recent years, Dr. Maida has raised, or assisted in financings, in excess of $200 million for start-up and emerging biotechnology companies. From 1992 to September of 1999, Dr. Maida was President and Chief Executive Officer of Jenner Biotherapies, Inc. During his tenure at Jenner, Dr. Maida ushered four products into the clinic: one Phase III randomized clinical trial demonstrating clinical benefit to patients with osteogenic sarcoma, which ultimately gained approval in Europe; two Phase II double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials in patients with prostate cancer; and nine Phase I/II clinical trials. Prior to Jenner Biotherapies, Dr. Maida served as Vice President of Finance and CFO for Lockheed DataPlan, a wholly owned subsidiary, and Senior Financial Controller of Lockheed Missiles, a $1.7 billion division of Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. Dr. Maida serves on the advisory board of EndPoint BioCapital, Sdn Bhd (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) and as an advisor, consultant and technical analyst for CMX Capital, LLC, Sagamore Bioventures, Roaring Fork Capital, Toucan Capital, North Sound Capital, The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and Pediatric BioScience, Inc. Additionally, Dr. Maida has been retained by Abraxis BioScience, Inc., Northwest BioTherapeutics, Inc. and Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Osaka, Japan). Dr. Maida was formerly a board member for Sirion Therapeutics, Inc. and GlycoMetrix, Inc. Dr. Maida holds a B.A. degree in Biology, a B.A. degree in History, a MBA, a MA in toxicology and Ph.D in Immunology. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the Society of Neuro-Oncology (SNO), the International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer (iSBTc) and the American Chemical Society. Dr. Maida holds a number of patents and patent applications associated with various therapeutic modalities and approaches. The address of Northwest Biotherapeutics is 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20814. |