Michael Carter, MD - Venture Partner

Focus: Biotechnology

Summary:
Dr. Michael Carter joined SVLS in 1998 as a Venture Partner. Michael is currently on the board of GTx Inc, KuDOS, Micromet and Santarus and Fulcrum.

Prior Experience:
From 1986 to 1998 Michael was on the board of Zeneca Pharmaceuticals. Most recently he was Executive Vice President and a board member of Salick Healthcare - a US subsidiary of Zeneca. Prior to that he was International Marketing Director at Zeneca Pharmaceuticals; in addition he was involved in the clinical and commercial development of numerous medicines. For 10 years (1986 - 1996) he was a member of the UK Government's Medicines Commission. He has also worked at Roche Products as Director of the Pharmaceutical Division. Before entering the pharmaceutical industry, Michael practiced as a physician for eleven years.

Qualifications:
Michael was trained as a physician and holds a BPharm from the London University School of Pharmacy. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians.