William Newsome

William Newsome has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. William currently serves as the President & CEO of Fibrocor Therapeutics, where their responsibilities include fundraising, program progression, and value creation. William also holds a position as a Non-Executive Board Director at Fibrocor. Prior to their current role, they held various positions at Evotec, including Senior Vice President, US Head of Strategic Alliance and Partnership Management, and Vice President of Strategic Business Development. William has also worked at DiscoveRx Corp as the Vice President of Corporate Development and Senior Director of Business Development. Earlier in their career, they served as the Director of Commercial Development at Molecular Devices and as a Biopharmaceutical Key Account Manager at Stratagene. William began their career as a Research Scientist at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.

William Newsome earned an Associate of Arts degree from Berkshire Community College in 1988. William went on to obtain a Bachelor of Applied Science degree with a minor in chemistry from Colorado State University in 1992. Following this, they pursued a Master of Arts degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Brown University from 1996 to 2000.