Paul McGovern

SVP, Medical Sciences at Venatorx Pharmaceuticals

Dr. McGovern has more than 20 years of Infectious Diseases experience including 13 years in anti-infective drug development. As Senior Vice President, Medical Sciences at Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Dr. McGovern serves as the primary scientific and medical advisor to the company’s clinical teams, providing medical input to all aspects of product development and to drug discovery teams. Additionally, Dr. McGovern is involved in the planning, implementation, analysis and interpretation of clinical studies, and provides the medical expertise necessary to advance development programs to the filing of INDs and NDAs.

Prior to Venatorx, Dr. McGovern was Vice President, Clinical & Medical Affairs at Paratek Pharmaceuticals; Senior Director at Actelion Clinical Research; and Director of Vaccine Research and Clinical Affairs for Infectious Diseases at Wyeth/Pfizer. Dr. McGovern received his B.S. from the University of Notre Dame, his M.D. from Northwestern University, and completed his Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases training at the University of Pennsylvania.

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  • SVP, Medical Sciences

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  • VP, Medical Sciences

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