Khalid Islam
Chairman
Ophthalmology
Adenium Biotech
Denmark
Biography
Dr. Khalid Islam is the founder and current Chairman of KI Consulting AG, a consulting firm specializing in the development of pharmaceutical drugs. Dr. Islam is also the co-founder of Sirius Healthcare Partners, an advisory firm for mid-cap and small-cap life science companies. From July 1999 until May 2008 Dr. Islam was the President and Chief Executive Officer for Arpida AG, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company that focuses on novel products for the treatment of microbial infections. Prior to that, Dr. Islam worked as an Alliance Manager for Hoechts Marion Roussel, a global pharmaceutical company, where he assisted with drug discovery and development. Dr. Islam has extensive experience working on behalf of pharmaceutical companies with both the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) and has been involved with the development and marketing of several pharmaceutical products. Dr. Islam has previously served as a member of the Board of Directors for Arpida AG, Rheoscience A/S, and Arpida Inc. Dr. Islam received a B.S. in Biochemistry from Chelsea College, University of London, in 1977 and his Ph.D. from Imperial College, University of London, in 1983.
Research Interest
Ophthalmology
