Megan Baldwin

Dr Megan Baldwin was appointed CEO and Managing Director in February 2014. Dr Baldwin brings over 20 years of experience focussing on angiogenesis and therapeutic strategies for cancer and ophthalmic indications.

Dr Baldwin joined Opthea in 2008 and since then has held various positions, including Head of Preclinical R&D and Chief Executive Officer Opthea Pty Ltd, the 100% owned subsidiary of Opthea, developing OPT-302 for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration. Prior to joining Opthea, she was employed at Genentech (now Roche), the world leader in the field of angiogenesis-based therapies for cancer and other diseases.

Her experience included several years as a researcher in the group of leading angiogenesis expert Napoleone Ferrara, before moving to Genentech’s commercial division and having responsibility for corporate competitive intelligence activities. In these roles, she developed extensive commercial and scientific knowledge in the field of anti-angiogenic and oncology drug development.

She holds a PhD in Medicine from the University of Melbourne, having conducted her doctoral studies at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research on the biology of VEGF-C and VEGF-D, is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a director of Ausbiotech.