Anthony Lucas

Biography

Anthony joined Dechra in 2016 following the acquisition of Putney Inc. where he was Senior Vice President of R&D.  Anthony is originally a veterinarian from Australia with five years in clinical practice including a residency in emergency and critical care.  Following a Masters in veterinary pharmacology, PhD in human pharmacology and post-doc at the University of Kansas, he spent six years at Elanco in early drug development, technology acquisition and as a Six Sigma black belt.  In his six years at Putney, Anthony built the R&D team, which delivered ten FDA product approvals. As the Group Product Development Director, Anthony leads a team of 50 scientists across five global research centres, to efficiently deliver the pipeline of products to meet Dechra’s growth needs

Research Interest

Veterinary Sciences