William Moore

A business and scientific leader in pharmaceutical and biotechnology R&D, Dr. Moore has devoted his 30-year career to championing new chemical entities from discovery to the clinic (navigating the pharmaceutical industry ‘Valley of Death’) for the treatment of asthma, osteoporosis, inflammatory diseases, and with an emphasis on oncology. Before joining Propella in 2017, Dr. Moore held key positions of increasing responsibility at Merrell Dow Research Institute, Axys Pharmaceuticals, Locus Pharmaceuticals, Viamet Pharmaceuticals, and most recently at Innocrin Pharmaceuticals. At Innocrin, Dr. Moore led development activities for seviteronel, a lyase selective inhibitor of CYP17 enzyme, for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer and advanced breast cancer. Dr. Moore’s responsibilities have included corporate strategy, business development, management of external alliances, intellectual property strategy, fundraising, and all aspects of R&D and technology innovation.

Dr. Moore holds a BS in chemistry from Southeastern Massachusetts University, a PhD in chemistry from Brown University and, prior to joining the pharmaceutical industry, was a Winston Fellow and Assistant Professor in Biochemistry at Cornell University Medical College.