D. Ann Rathjen

Biography

Dr. Deborah Ann Rathjen, B.Sc. (Hons.), Ph.D., M.A.I.C.D., FTSE, Q.C. serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Bionomics Limited and has been its Executive Director at Bionomics Ltd. since May 18, 2000. Dr. Rathjen has proven to be a skilled dealmaker and builder of alliances with her work on the Bionomics and Merck collaborations related to Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases with the goal to improve cognitive dysfunction in neurodegeneration. She has significant experience in company building and financing, mergers and acquisitions, therapeutic product research and development, business development, licensing and commercialization. She has experience in research, business development and licensing and licensing and has licensed a range of products including drug delivery technologies, diagnostics, new therapeutics and cosmetic products. Dr. Rathjen joined Bionomics in June 2000 from Peptech Limited, where she was General Manager of Business Development and Licensing. She also serves as Chief Executive Officer at Prestwick Chemical, Inc. since October 2014. Dr. Rathjen was a co-inventor of Peptech's TNF technology and leader of its successful defence of its key TNF patents against a legal challenge by BASF, providing Peptech with a strong commercial basis for licensing negotiations with BASF, Centocor and other companies with anti-TNF products. Dr. Rathjen is an expert in the field of cell biology with specific expertise in inflammation and cancer. She has been a Director of biOasis Technologies Inc. since September 21, 2017. Dr. Rathjen is a member of the Federal Government's Australian Biotechnology Advisory Council and the Prime Minister's Science Engineering and Innovation Council. In 2004, she was awarded the AusBiotech President’s Medal for her significant contribution to the Australian biotechnology industry. In 2006 Dr. Rathjen received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Flinders University, in 2009 the BioSingapore Asia Pacific Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, 2010 Bio Innovation SA Industry Leader Award, BioSpectrum Asia Person of the Year 2013 and in 2014 the Life Science Woman of the Year. Dr. Rathjen received her doctor of philosophy degree in immunology from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and her bachelor of science degree in immunology from Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia.        

Research Interest

business