Marc Hansen

Background

About Marc Hansen

My strength is in turning life sciences technology-based idea into new biotech ventures. I've founded two companies, one that developed a new oncology small molecule therapeutic and another that built software that overcomes the data limitations in mass spectrometry-based -omics that allows for true integration with sequencing-based -omics. As part of my academic research over a 15 academic career, I led a research group using methods from my cell biology training, and expanded my research toolbox with direct research experience in bioinformatics, computational biology, data science, proteomics, molecular modeling, chemical genetics, and medicinal chemistry. Along the way I co-led a team to build a two-photon microscope. As part of my scientific experience in biotech I have developed small molecule therapeutics programs from concept through preclinical proof-of-concept and clinical candidate selection and then into IND readiness. I also have experience with early clinical trial design, IND preparation, and successful FDA approval for clinical studies. In the software space, I led a small team to develop novel computational tools to rapidly extract information from very large mass spec-based -omics datasets and apply machine learning methods to this type of data. These computational tools were recently released as a commercial scientific software product and are being used by biotech companies to define biomarker profiles associated with clinical outcomes in a clinical trial setting. I have experience with patent design and prosecution, both in the small molecule therapeutics and computational experience. For the former, I led the prosecution strategy that resulted in patents being granted across multiple international jurisdictions. My business experience includes company leadership at the C and VP level. I have raised capital, negotiated tech transfer licenses, negotiated license and acquisition term sheets, developed and overseen partnerships and collaborations, directed research programs with both internal teams and CROs. My experience is with small, early stage companies that require fluidity in role and understanding how to work with a mix of complexity and uncertainty.