Cheni Kwok

Managing Partner and Founder at Linear Dreams LLC

Speaker

Dr. Cheni Kwok is a senior biopharmaceutical executive with broad operational expertise. She has executed over 200 transactions including mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, licensing, divestitures, spin-offs and project financing. Dr. Kwok is the Managing Partner and Founder of Linear Dreams, a management consultancy for the life sciences industry. Linear Dreams was established in 2011 and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm’s engagements include a broad range of business and corporate development activities for 75 biopharmaceuticals companies, contract research & non-profit organizations, research institutes, investors and family office in USA, Europe, China, Taiwan, Korea and Singapore. Prior to founding Linear Dreams, Dr. Kwok served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at Poniard Pharmaceuticals. She held various Business Development roles at Celera Genomics and Exelixis and research management, technology assessment and alliance management roles at SmithKline Beecham (now GSK). Dr. Kwok received a Ph.D. in human molecular genetics from the University of Cambridge, UK and is a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP). Dr. Kwok is on the Board of Directors of the Chinese-American Biopharmaceutical Society (CABS).