In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Richard Weaver, Founder and Managing Director at Drug Discovery Solutions.
Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Richard, covering:
How his curiosity to learn at AZ led him to realizing he was an entrepreneur
The opportunistic start-up story and impressive growth journey of XenoGesis up to the eventual, successful sale to Sygnature Discovery in 2020
Lessons learned and milestone moments of a scientific entrepreneur
Why biotechs are here to stay... outsourcing is here to stay... but why offshoring is not

Richard is Founder and Managing Director of Drug Discovery Solutions Limited. Previously CEO and founder of XenoGesis, he grew and led the successful sale of the business to Sygnature Discovery in 2020. Prior to that, he spent 14 years at AstraZeneca.
He is an expert of all aspects of R&D including Due Diligence of companies/assets. Specialist in Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics (DMPK) from Hit Identification (HI) to Candidate Drug (CD) nomination and pre-clinical development.
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