Edwin Haghnazari, PhD, MBA, serves as the Chief Business Officer at Darya Pharmaceuticals. Edwin brings 20 years of scientific and business leadership experience in Life Sciences, having held successful roles in R&D, product development, marketing, alliance management and business development. Moreover, relying on his combined passion for science and relationships, Edwin has significant experience in establishing, executing, and managing strategic biopharma partnerships, as well as academic collaborations.

Additionally, Edwin has held senior leadership roles at several global discovery and preclinical CROs, providing integrated services across the entire preclinical drug discovery value chain – from target identification through preclinical candidate nomination and IND-enabling studies. At Darya Pharmaceuticals, Edwin leads business development activities, forging strategic alliances and partnerships.

Edwin holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with a designated emphasis in Biotechnology, from the University of California, Davis, and an Executive MBA, with honors, from Santa Clara University.