Richard Austin Email & Phone Number

Tucson, Arizona, US

I am a co-founder and the CEO of Reglagene. We specialize in the discovery and development of new orally administered therapies for the treatment of brain diseases. I have spent my career at the intersection of science and business. My passion for developing new treatments for patients with life-threatening disorders was sparked early on in my academic.

Tech Launch Arizona moves University of Arizona inventions on a path to commercialization. I assist the University in taking strategic decisions on the disposition of its intellectual property.

Tucson, AZ, US

Desert Angels is a Tucson, Arizona based non-profit organization of accredited investors who seek opportunities to invest in Southwest regional start-up or early stage companies. The organization serves as a forum for its over 100 members, who invest individually from their personal funds. Since 2000, Desert Angel members have invested over $27 million in.

• Amistad y Salud is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates Clinica Amistad, a free clinic that delivers healthcare to the poor and uninsured of Southern Arizona through volunteer professionals and a network.
• Implemented new processes that reduced by 50% the role’s time burden in the face ofsignificant organizational change and strong growth.
• Led an increase in private donations through the initiation of a new fund-raising event,improved donor communication, and a renewed fund raising perspective. Revenues were upseven-fold.
• Implemented the organization’s effort to identify a new clinic facility and negotiated favorablelease terms with the City of Tucson.

Paris, France, FR

• Support the site mission (discovery of pharmaceutical preclinical candidates) through effective management of business functions and relationships.
• Met or exceeded all financial targets without sacrificing mission and deliverables.
• Led the realization of reduced Laboratory Equipment Service costs by over 30% through the use of a single source provider, selected independent service providers (versus OEMs), and business oriented decision processes..
• Guided the department to reduce laboratory consumables spend by 25% while improvingthe lead time and expense of chemical purchasing and project cost allocation processes.
• Created and managed a stakeholder-inclusive process for capital laboratory equipment purchasing that improved leverage for price negotiation and inclusion of IT, Facilities, andHSE concerns in the capital project.
• Forecasted human resource consumption plans for all research projects within 10%accuracy.

Paris, France, FR

• Support the site mission through management of a team that provided timely acquisition, processing, and reporting of analytical measurements.
• Replaced obsolete liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometry systems with state of the art equipment to enable analytical measurements with increased resolution in less time.
• Led the design and implementation of a vendor-neutral analytical data processing tool that reduced processing time by 90% and enabled standardized reports to client scientists, with interfaces to corporate data.

Ph.D., Organic Chemistry

Mba, Pharmaceutical Management