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About
Mary Tagliaferri has 30 years of experience in the life sciences industry, with a focus on oncology and immunology drug development, clinical trials, drug safety, and regulatory affairs. She has served as Chief Medical Officer at three companies, including Nektar, overseeing clinical development, regulatory submissions, business development, fundraising, and investor relations. She is an independent board member at ADARx Pharmaceuticals Inc. and has held board positions at other public and private biotechnology companies.
Board director at Iambic
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Experience
- ADARx Pharmaceuticals Inc.Independent Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- Nektar TherapeuticsSenior Vice President, Chief Medical Officercurrent2025 — present
- Iambic TherapeuticsIndependent Board Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Diego Metropolitan Area
- Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.Independent Board Member2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Nektar TherapeuticsSenior Vice President, Chief Medical/Development Officer2022 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Nektar TherapeuticsSenior Vice President, Executive Clinical Fellow2020 — 2022United States
- Nektar TherapeuticsSenior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Nektar TherapeuticsSenior Vice President, Clinical Development2017San Francisco, California
- Nektar TherapeuticsVice President, Clinical Development2015 — 2017San Francisco, California
- ChiefFounding Member2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Enzo Biochem IncIndependent Board Member2020 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- RayzeBioIndependent Board Member2021 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
- InterMuneConsultant-Project Team Lead: Expanded Access Program2014Brisbane, California
- KanglaiteChief Medical Officer2012 — 2014
- Bionovo, Inc.Co-Founder, President, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Regulatory Officer2002 — 2012Emeryville, CA
Skills & more
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Drug DiscoveryRegulatory SubmissionsCancerDrug DevelopmentMedicineCROPharmacologyImmunologyLanguages Spanish
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- Who is Mary Tagliaferri?
- Mary Tagliaferri has 30 years of experience in the life sciences industry, with a focus on oncology and immunology drug development, clinical trials, drug safety, and regulatory affairs. She has served as Chief Medical Officer at three companies, including Nektar, overseeing clinical development, regulatory submissions, business development, fundraising, and investor relations. She is an independent board member at ADARx Pharmaceuticals Inc. and has held board positions at other public and private biotechnology companies.
- Where does Mary Tagliaferri work?
- Mary Tagliaferri is Board director at Iambic.
- Where did Mary Tagliaferri go to school?
- Mary Tagliaferri studied at University of California, San Francisco (MD, Medicine); American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (LAc, Master of Science, Oriental Medicine); Cornell University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics and Business Management).
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Also worked at ADARx Pharmaceuticals Inc.5
Also worked at Nektar Therapeutics23
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Also worked at Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.1
Also worked at Chief218
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