After a nationwide search, the Four Points Innovation Joint Steering Committee reviewed over 30 internal and external candidates and are happy to welcome Bryan Baines, RPh, as the new Director, Scientific Collaboration. Working with Duke investigators and the Four Points Joint Steering Committee, Baines will manage the alliance between Duke University and Deerfield.

Duke University and Deerfield Management Company, a healthcare investment firm, today announced the creation of a major translational research collaboration. Spearheaded by Duke University’s Office of Licensing & Ventures (OLV), the alliance is expected to accelerate the preclinical development of new drugs for improved quality of life and cures for disease.