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Ira Spector

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CEO at SFA Therapeutics
📍 Greater Philadelphia, United States

Ira Spector is the CEO of SFA Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical startup developing treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases. A results-oriented executive with a PhD and an MBA, he has a proven record of leading global clinical development and operations at major companies like Allergan and Wyeth Research. Colleagues describe him as exceptionally smart, analytical, and energetic.

His company, SFA Therapeutics, is developing treatments based on research that contributed to a Nobel Prize in Medicine.

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Experience
47 Years
Current Role
CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Philadelphia, United States
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Priorities

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Inflammatory Diseases
As CEO of SFA Therapeutics, he's pioneering oral drugs for chronic inflammatory conditions, including psoriasis, Crohn's Disease, and psoriatic arthritis.
Biotech Startups
He leads a development-stage biopharma company that has been recognized as a Prix Galien Award nominee in the "Best Startups" category.
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Career

Work history

8-2017
CEO
SFA Therapeutics
8-2014 - 7-2017
Executive Vice President, Analytics & Consulting
ICON plc
1-2010 - 2-2014
Senior Vice President, Global Development Operations
Allergan
5-1993 - 1-2010
Vice President, Global Development Operations at Wyeth Research
Pfizer
1990 - 1993
Partner, Vice President U.S. Healthcare Practice
PA Consulting Group
In the press

Media appearances

SFA Therapeutics: Interview With CEO Dr. Ira Spector About The Biotech Company. Featured in SFA Therapeutics – News
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Inside the Patient Entrepreneur's Mind: Ira Spector, PhD. Featured in SFA Therapeutics – News
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Education
2004 - 2013
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
1979 - 1983
MBA
Drexel University's LeBow College of Business
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