John Friend

Dr Friend is an physician executive with a more than 25 year career history and background in establishing and leading critical business units in small to mid-sized biopharmaceutical companies. Prior to joining Kazia, he was Chief Medical Officer at Cellectar Biosciences, Inc (NASDAQ: CLRB), a clinical-stage, oncology-focused biotech company based in Florham Park, NJ. Prior to his time at Cellectar, he held executive roles with responsibility for research & development, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, pharmacovigilance and risk management at various pharmaceutical companies including Helsinn Therapeutics, Akros Pharma, Actavis, Alpharma, Hospira and Abbott Laboratories.