Dr. Collinson joined Rib-X to lead business strategy after his tenure at Phylos, Inc. where he was the Senior Vice President for Business Development. Prior to joining Phylos, Dr. Collinson was Vice President of Global R&D Licensing at BASF Pharma. Dr. Collinson has played a senior role in business development for more than 13 years at both small and large companies and has structured numerous business relationships including product licenses, research collaborations and product/company acquisitions. Dr. Collinson received his PhD in Biological Chemistry from Brandeis University and conducted post-doctoral work at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.