Dr. Brian Salmons
Director
Biotechnology
Anovasia
Singapore
Biography
Dr Salmons is co-founder, President and CEO of the SG Austria Group, including Austrianova Singapore Pte Ltd, a life sciences company based at the Biopolis in Singapore. He was Scientific Director with Bavarian Nordic in Germany (www.bavarian-nordic.com) from 1994-1999 where he was involved in taking the company to IPO in 1998. In 2000 he became CEO of start-up Austrian-Nordic Biotherapeutics AG and was directly responsible for Phase I/II clinical trial of an encapsulated cell therapeutic for pancreatic cancer. Between 2001 and 2008 he founded and managed the scientific direction of Austrianova Biotechnology GmbH and Austrianova Biomanufacturing AG in Vienna, Austria. March 2007 he was appointed Managing Director of the daughter company Austrianova Singapore Pte Ltd in Singapore. In June 2008, after an MBO, he stepped down from the European companies and became owner, President and CEO of SG Austria in Singapore. Brian has published over 80 peer reviewed scientific publications and book chapters in the field of molecular biology, cell therapy and virology and is inventor of 15 patents and patent applications.
Research Interest
Biotechnology
