Lee Babiss
Director
Pharmaceutical
BioAtla
China
Biography
Dr. Lee Babiss is CEO of X-Rx Inc., a PPD-majority owned biotech company that focuses on developing innovative early stage drugs in the areas of oncology, fibrosis and autoimmune diseases. Prior to that, he was PPD’s Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President of Discovery Innovation. Dr. Babiss joined PPD in 2010 with more than 21 years experience leading R&D in support of drug discovery. He most recently served as President and Director of Pharmaceutical Research for F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., in Basel, Switzerland, where his responsibilities included leading global laboratory functions in chemistry, discovery technologies, therapeutic proteins, non-clinical safety and informatics. He supported drug discovery efforts in oncology, neurosciences, inflammation, virology and metabolism, and was a member of the company’s pharma executive and strategic portfolios committees.
Research Interest
Pharmaceutical
