Susan Koppy

Biography

Ms. Koppy has more than 30 years of experience in marketing and business development in the bio-pharmaceutical industry in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. She has participated in the negotiation of numerous agreements with a multi-billion dollar aggregate commercial value and is a frequent speaker on business development issues in the industry. After 15 years working through progressive positions of responsibility in life sciences, Ms. Koppy joined Novartis Pharmaceuticals AG in Basel Switzerland in 2000 where she became the first woman on the global marketing management team. Between 2005 and 2008 she built and led strategy, business development and acquisition groups for Applied Biosystems, Inc., Idenix Pharmaceuticals and Transcept Pharmaceuticals where she successfully sourced and executed a major U.S. partnership with Purdue Pharmaceuticals. Ms. Koppy now consults with a variety of bio-pharmaceutical companies on business development strategy, search, and transactions in a broad variety of therapeutic areas both in- and out-licensing. She is a member of the National Association for Corporate Directors, Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, and Licensing Executive Society.

Research Interest

Biochemistry