Peter Heifetz Ph.D

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Biography

Dr. Heifetz is the Founder of OrPro Therapeutics and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer, President & Board Member. He has over 25 years senior R&D management and discovery/development experience in biotech and biopharma focused on the IP - R&D - business interface and has held chief scientific officer and corporate development positions at venture-backed companies Rincon Pharmaceuticals Inc, GreenFuel Technologies, and ERA Biotech SA. Dr. Heifetz began his industry career at Ciba-Geigy Biotechnology Research in RTP, North Carolina and held positions of increasing responsibility with Novartis Corporation (NYSE:NVS) and the Novartis Research Foundation, then transitioned to the global life sciences company Syngenta Corporation (NYSE:SYT) after its spinout from Novartis. At Syngenta Dr. Heifetz led world-wide R&D for Syngenta Biopharma and was head of consumer health at the Syngenta Torrey Mesa Research Institute (TMRI) in San Diego prior to becoming a fellow at Diversa Corporation (NASDAQ:DVSA) following its merger with TMRI. Dr. Heifetz received BS, MS and PhD degrees from Duke University with concentration in genetics and biochemical engineering, and earned a certificate in innovation management from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is inventor or co-inventor on over 100 issued US and international patents and published patent applications and has authored over two dozen peer-reviewed scientific publications.