Morgan Le Naour, PhD

Morgan Le Naour, PhD, has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Starting in 2023, they joined Vyriad as a Business Development and Strategic Alliances Management. Prior to that, from 2015 to 2021, Morgan worked as a Consultant-Strategic Advisor at MLN BioPharma Consulting LLC-SA, where they supported operational diligence and evaluation for Biotech and European CROs, participated in strategic investments, and provided optimization and certification for the medical cannabis lab testing/processing industry. From 2013 to 2017, Morgan served as a Principal Scientist/Program Manager at the Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development. Additionally, they worked as a Research Associate and later as a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Minnesota from 2008 to 2013, focusing on drug development and synthesis. Morgan's early work experience includes a PhD student position at the University of Lille 2 from 2004 to 2007, a research assistant position at the Centre National des Arts et Metiers in Paris in 2003, and an industrial internship at Syngenta Crop Protection in 2001.

Morgan Le Naour, PhD, obtained their Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biology from the University of Orléans in the year 2000. Morgan then pursued higher education and earned a Master of Science degree in Organic/Analytical Chemistry from the University of Orléans between the years 2000 and 2002. Following this, Morgan Le Naour attended the University of Lille 1 Sciences and Technology and completed their Ph.D. in Organic/Medicinal Chemistry from 2004 to 2007. In addition to their Ph.D., they also completed a Specialized Master's degree in Pharmacy, Drug design, and Pharmacology at the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille from 2004 to 2005.