Barry Greenberg

Barry Greenberg, Ph.D., Dr. Greenberg has been involved in Alzheimer’s disease research and Drug Discovery since 1985. He has held a series of positions internationally in the US, Sweden, and Canada within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Dr. Greenberg was the leader of a Drug Discovery project at AstraZeneca through lead optimization, involving up to 50 individuals from eight departments. Before joining Toronto’s United Health Network (UHN) as Director of Neuroscience Drug Discovery and Development, he was Senior Director of Pharmacology at Neurochem, responsible for the preclinical biology research program and a contributor to the analyses of the Phase III Alzhemed trial. At UHN, he is also co-directing the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance (TDRA) as Director of Strategy, a consortium involving academic research and the five memory clinics at hospitals affiliated with the University of Toronto to create a citywide dementia research center. He possesses a significant background in most aspects of the drug discovery process in neurological disease, with externally recognized expertise ranging from target identification and validation through preclinical and clinical development including issues of biomarker-based diagnosis and proof of concept. He has a strong international network in the Alzheimer field including industry, academia, government, and the voluntary sector, plus previous involvement in multi-sector consortia. In 2012 he was a member of the committee responsible for drafting the scientific strategic recommendations to inform the National Alzheimer Plan in the US. He has authored or co-authored 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 19 book chapters and reviews.