August 4, 2017

Gregory S. Naeve, PhD
Head of External R&D, Pfizer

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About Gregory S. Naeve
Dr. Naeve is currently the Head of External R&D for Pfizer’s Cancer Immunotherapy programs. He is also head of global scouting in the Northwest region of North America. In this role Greg is responsible for liaising with Pfizer Scientists to identify and institute strategic partnerships that address internal technology and pipeline needs. Prior to Pfizer he worked as a venture capitalist with the San Francisco-based life science venture fund, The Column Group, a firm focused on creating biotechnology companies to develop novel therapeutics and technologies. Prior to that he was the President and Chief Scientific Officer of Parallax Biosystems, a company he co-founded to develop a molecular detection platform with applications in pre-clinical drug discovery and diagnostics. Before Parallax he held positions at Neurocrine Biosciences and Amgen working to develop new therapies for neurodegenerative disorders. He received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Southern California.