PharmaVentures appoints senior director
Paul Phull will develop corporate advisory business
PharmaVentures is an international corporate advisory firm supporting its clients’ growth ambitions through licensing, joint ventures and M&A in the healthcare industry. The company works for a variety of clients from start-ups to global pharmaceutical corporations, their advisers, investment companies and government bodies.
Phull joins the company from Sinclair Pharma, a specialist pharmaceutical company in the UK, where he was responsible for the development of the international business. He has significant deal making and corporate transaction experience with a broad range of companies in Europe, US, Japan, India and Asia in a number of therapeutic areas.
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