Margaret Dalesandro

Dr. Dalesandro is the President of Brecon Pharma Consulting, a full-service biotech consultancy firm focused on identifying and obtaining critical information early in product development.

With Brecon, Dr. Dalesandro has completed technical and commercial due diligence for biotechnology companies interested in in-licensing molecules for ocular indications.

Dr. Dalesandro previously served as Business Director of Corning Integrative Pharmacology. Prior to that, as Vice President of Business Development and Portfolio Management at ImClone Systems Inc., she led the building of comprehensive development plans (from toxicology to market) for the use of Ramucirumab (a fully human VEGFR2 antibody) in age-related macular degeneration, and subsequently led negotiations to out-license a Ramicirumab Fab fragment to a major pharmaceutical company specializing in ophthalmic drug indications. At ImClone Systems she led the management of comprehensive development plans for Erbitux (Cetuximab) and made significant contributions to the $6.5 billion-dollar sale of the company to Eli Lilly in 2008.

Previous to ImClone, Dr. Dalesandro served as an Executive Director at GlaxoSmithKline, managing cardiovascular, urology, and oncology drug product commercialization. Before GSK, Dr. Dalesandro was a senior consultant at Cambridge Pharma Consultancy. Earlier in her career, she was Director of Immunobiology and Diagnostic Research at Centocor and Assistant Director of Immunobiology. Dr. Dalesandro holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Biochemistry from Bryn Mawr College and an A.B. in Biology and Chemistry from Rosemont College, where she graduated summa cum laude.