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Melvin Toh

Evaluator · DISC type csd
Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer at CK Life Sciences
📍 Hong Kong SAR

Melvin Toh serves as the Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer at CK Life Sciences, guiding technology and product development. With over 25 years of experience in Asia and the US, including a prior role as a Director at Pfizer, he specializes in pharmaceuticals and oncology. He earned his MBBS from the National University of Singapore.

He is leading CK Life Sciences development of a novel AI-empowered cancer vaccine platform, aiming to accelerate research and improve the discovery of new therapies.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Hong Kong SAR
Personality Overview

How Melvin shows up

Hard To Convince
Thorough Evaluator
Fast But Analytical

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Priorities

Topics Melvin cares about

AI in Drug Discovery
He is leading a collaboration to develop an AI-powered platform for cancer vaccine R&D and has spoken on AI's role in medical diagnostics.
Oncology Development
He previously directed oncology development at Pfizer and now focuses on Asia-centric tumor biology and building a therapeutic cancer vaccine program at CK Life Sciences.
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Career

Work history

11-2018
Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer
CK Life Sciences
10-2008 - 11-2018
VP, Pharmaceutical Development
CK Life Sciences
1-2008 - 10-2008
VP, Clinical & Regulatory Affairs
CK Life Sciences
1-2005 - 1-2008
Director, Clinical Pharmacology, Oncology Development, San Diego, USA
Pfizer
7-2002 - 12-2004
Medical Director, Pfizer Clinical Research Unit, Singapore
Pfizer
In the press

Media appearances

Melvin Toh – CK Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc. Speaker Profile. Featured in Informa Connect
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Interview with Melvin Toh, Executive Director, Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, CK Life Sciences (PDF). Featured in PharmaBoardroom
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Education
MBBS
National University of Singapore
MSc
University of London
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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