Neil Sheppard D.Phil

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Adjunct Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at University of Pennsylvania

Greater Philadelphia, United States

Overview

Neil C. Sheppard leads the Therapeutic Innovation in NK cell (THINK) Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. With a D. Phil. from Oxford and over 20 years of experience at GSK and Tmunity, he is an expert in advancing CAR-T and NK cell therapies. Colleagues describe him as exceptionally bright, talented, and hard-working.

Outside the lab, Neil is a proponent of continuous education and modern learning methods. He has a keen interest in utilizing AI tools for "microlearning" to stay current on complex topics in immunology and participates in scientific podcasts to share recent developments in the biopharmaceutical field.

He uses AI to generate a daily digest on cytokines and chemokines to continuously expand his immunology knowledge.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Strong-Willed

Risk-Taker

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.

Topics They Care About

NK Cell Therapies
Heads the Therapeutic Innovation in NK cells (THINK) Lab at UPenn, focusing on improving the therapeutic application of NK cells in cancer through gene editing and new CAR development.
CAR-T & TCR-T Development
Has advanced multiple CAR-T and TCR-T programs into clinical trials and continues to work on improving their efficacy and accessibility, particularly for solid tumors.
Immunotherapy Combinations
His work involves creating combination strategies, such as pairing CAR-T therapy with oncolytic viruses, to enhance anti-tumor immune responses.

Media Appearances

Candel Therapeutics partners University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Cellular Immunotherapies. Featured in Candel Therapeutics (press release)

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FDA Approves Personalized Cellular Therapy for Advanced Leukemia Developed at University of Pennsylvania. Featured in Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) News

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Work History

7-2020
Adjunct Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at University of Pennsylvania
1-2020
Head of the Therapeutic Innovation in NK cells (THINK) Lab at University of Pennsylvania
10-2019
Director of Research Technologies & Innovation at the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies at University of Pennsylvania
4-2018 - 8-2019
Executive Director Program Leader at Tmunity Therapeutics Incorporated
9-2017 - 4-2018
Early Development Leader, Oncology Cell Therapy at GSK

Education

2002 - 2006
D.Phil from University of Oxford
1998 - 2002
B.Sc. from University of Bristol

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Insights For Selling To Neil

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Neil is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Neil

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Neil move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Neil take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Neil

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