Robin D. Campbell

Biography

Dr. Campbell joined our board of directors in September 2014. He has over 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical and biotechnology sales, marketing, product development and general management in both the U.S. and in international markets. Currently he serves as Chairman of the Board of Aptitude Medical Systems, an early stage company creating high performance aptamers for research, diagnostic and therapeutic use. He is also a Lecturer in the Technology Management Program of the College of Engineering at the University of California at Santa Barbara. From 2004 to 2008, Dr. Campbell was President and CEO of Naryx Pharma, a venture-backed specialty pharmaceutical company developing novel, topically delivered treatments for chronic sinusitis and other conditions treatable by intranasal drug delivery. Prior to joining Naryx Pharma, Dr. Campbell was at Amgen from 1989 to 2002, where his most recent position was Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Oncology Business Unit. In this position, he led an integrated team responsible for the marketing, sales and medical development of products generating over $1 billion of annual sales including Neupogen and Neulasta. His professional experience also includes sales, marketing and managerial responsibilities with Ciba-Geigy Corporation from 1984 to 1989. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Zoology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. 

Research Interest

Dr. Campbell joined our board of directors in September 2014. He has over 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical and biotechnology sales, marketing, product development and general management in both the U.S. and in international markets. Currently he serves as Chairman of the Board of Aptitude Medical Systems, an early stage company creating high performance aptamers for research, diagnostic and therapeutic use. He is also a Lecturer in the Technology Management Program of the College of Engineering at the University of California at Santa Barbara. From 2004 to 2008, Dr. Campbell was President and CEO of Naryx Pharma, a venture-backed specialty pharmaceutical company developing novel, topically delivered treatments for chronic sinusitis and other conditions treatable by intranasal drug delivery. Prior to joining Naryx Pharma, Dr. Campbell was at Amgen from 1989 to 2002, where his most recent position was Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Oncology Business Unit. In this position, he led an integrated team responsible for the marketing, sales and medical development of products generating over $1 billion of annual sales including Neupogen and Neulasta. His professional experience also includes sales, marketing and managerial responsibilities with Ciba-Geigy Corporation from 1984 to 1989. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Zoology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University.