Susan Kramer

Biography

Kramer joined Annexon Biosciences as Vice President, Product Development in July 2015. A seasoned biopharmaceutical executive with more than 25 years of industry experience and a strong focus on product development and alliance management, Dr. Kramer directed program management activities at KaloBios for three development-stage antibodies, and led the global program management for the XOMA-Servier development candidate gevokizumab. Prior to joining XOMA, Dr. Kramer served as Vice President of Development at Anesiva, where she led the development of Adlea™, a non-opioid analgesic, as well as managed non-clinical and bioanalytical development departments. In 2003, Dr. Kramer co-founded Corthera, Inc., and led the development of relaxin for use in orthodontics, congestive heart failure and preeclampsia. Dr. Kramer started her career in the biotech industry at Genentech and spent 18 years working in a variety of laboratory and management roles of increasing responsibility, culminating in the position of Senior Director, Development Sciences Operations and Strategic Planning. She led several project teams including Actimmune® and Raptiva®, and managed alliances with Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Daiichi Seiyaku, Toray Industries and Fujisawa Pharmaceuticals. She is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Concentric Analgesics. Dr. Kramer holds Master and Doctor of Public Health degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.A. in Education from Central Michigan University and a B.A. in Laboratory Science from the College of St. Scholastica.

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