Since 2009, Dr. Ende has served as President of Ende BioMedical Consulting Group, which is focused on helping life sciences companies raise capital, identify licensing partners, and optimize corporate structure as well as analyzing both private and public investment opportunities for clients within the life sciences industry. In addition, Ende helps activist investors gain seats on Company Boards including successes at Avadel, Progenics, Forest Labs, Genzyme, Biogen IDEC, and Amylin. Dr. Ende was a Director on Genzyme’s Board from 2010 – 2011 until it was acquired by Sanofi-Aventis in 2011 for $20 B. During his tenure on Genzyme’s Board, he was a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committees. Dr. Ende also served on the Board of Progenics until its acquisition by Lantheus Holdings.Dr. Ende currently serves on the Board of Directors at Avadel Pharmaceuticals & Matinas BioPharma where he is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee.Dr. Ende also serves on the Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Technology Transfer Committee.From 2002 through 2008, Dr. Ende was the senior biotechnology analyst at Merrill Lynch. From 2000 – 2002, Ende was the senior biotechnology analyst at Banc of America Securities. And, from 1997 – 2000, he was a biotechnology analyst at Lehman Brothers. During Dr. Ende’s career as a biotechnology analyst, he was named to Institutional Investor’s All-America Equity Research Team six times as well as to The Greenwich Survey list of top analysts. He was also named Top Stock Picker by The Street.com and Best Earnings Estimator by Forbes.com. Dr. Ende received an MBA in Finance & Accounting from NYU – Stern Business School in 1997, an MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1994, and a BS in Biology and Psychology from Emory University in 1990.
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