Keith. F. Martin

Biography

Keith Martin is chief executive officer of Apitope. Dr Martin has enjoyed a career of more than 30 years in both large pharmaceutical companies and early stage biopharmaceutical companies. Dr Martin has held senior positions in research and development and corporate and business development as well as both executive and non-executive board positions with management and leadership roles in the UK, Belgium, the US and Spain. In addition, Dr Martin has developed products from bench to market and realised value through significant licensing deals as well being experienced in grants and venture investment. Dr Martin has been CEO of Apitope since April 2006. Prior to that role, as BTG’s Global Director of Life Sciences, he was responsible for an extensive portfolio of product candidates and licensee marketed products. As Deputy Head of Biology at BASF Pharma, he developed six CNS compounds from the bench through to Phase I and was a key member of the team that developed two products to full market approval in the US and the UK. Dr Martin began his research career as a PhD student at the University of Bath. He then held a Wellcome Trust Fellowship in Mental Health at Nottingham University Medical School in addition to a NATO Exchange Fellowship to Princeton University Psychology Department and has an extensive list of publications and patents.

Research Interest

pharmaceutical.