Doug Faunce, PhD
Executive Director
Head of Search and Evaluation for Eye Care, AbbVie Ventures
AbbVie
Biography
Doug is an entrepreneurial life scientist-PhD immunologist with more than twenty years of professional experience spanning both major pharmaceutical and academic environments. His collective expertise includes leading search and evaluation efforts for business development and external strategic partnering opportunities, therapeutic area corporate strategy, drug repositioning-asset/indication pairing, and both preclinical and clinical development. With an emphasis on innovation, creative and strategic partnerships, and cross-functional team leadership, Doug brings broad experience across the disciplines of immunology and inflammation specializing in ophthalmology, dermatology, gene and cell therapies, and aesthetics.