Frank S Walsh, PhD

Frank is an accomplished Pharma and Biotech senior executive with over 20 years experience. Between 2002 and 2009, he was with Wyeth (Collegeville PA, USA), where he served as Executive Vice President and Head of Discovery Research Worldwide. This involved managing more than 1500 scientists across seven sites globally and delivering multiple products in diverse areas to IND and late stage clinical trials. Prior to joining Wyeth, Frank was at GlaxoSmithKline (UK) where he was Senior Vice President and Head of the Neurology Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery. From 1997 to 2000, he was Vice President and Head of Neuroscience Research at SmithKline Beecham (UK). Before moving to industry, Frank had a distinguished academic career, during which he authored over 200 scientific publications. He was the Research Dean at the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guys and St. Thomas’ Hospitals (London, UK), and also the Sir William Dunn Professor of Experimental Pathology and previously worked at the Institute of Neurology Queen Square, London. He has honorary degrees from the University of Perugia, University of Bologna, University of Strathclyde and University of Dundee. He is a Fellow of King’s College London, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences London and a Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.