Welcome to the latest episode of 'On the Couch'. This occasional podcast series of chats with brokers, CEOs, and fund managers aims to give you an insight into the investing world.

In this episode, Henry Jennings is joined by Dr Megan Baldwin, CEO and Managing Director at Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ: OPT).

OPT is a biopharmaceutical company committed to improving vision in patients suffering from retinal eye diseases. They are developing a novel therapeutic to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME), which is soon heading for Phase III clinical trials.

Dr Megan Baldwin was appointed CEO and Managing Director at Opthea Limited (formerly Circadian Technologies) in February 2014, and has over 20 years' experience focusing on angiogenesis and therapeutic strategies for cancer and ophthalmic indications. It has just been announced that she is now moving to Chief Innovation Officer and Founder, as the board has appointed a new CEO and CFO with more experience in commercialisation. Looks like a smart move from OPT.

Prior to Opthea, she was employed at Genentech (now Roche), the world leader in the field of angiogenesis-based therapies for cancer and other diseases.

Her experience included several years as a researcher in the group of leading angiogenesis expert Napoleone Ferrara, before moving to Genentech’s commercial division, and having responsibility for corporate competitive intelligence activities. In these roles, Megan developed extensive commercial and scientific knowledge in the field of anti-angiogenic and oncology drug development.

Megan holds a PhD in Medicine from the University of Melbourne.

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