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Consulting Services for Drug Development in Ophthalmology

End-to-End Retinal Strategy

 

De-Risking Assets from Bench to Phase 3

Led by Dr. Wai T. Wong, MD PhD

  • Board-certified ophthalmologist and retinal specialist

  • Former VP & Head of Retinal Discovery at JNJ

  • Former tenured NIH Senior Investigator

  • KOL and SAB member to Pharma

Wai T. Wong

25+

Years of Ophthalmology Experience & Leadership

Fortune 500

Former VP, Head of Retinal Discovery at J&J

Tenured NIH

Former Senior Investigator and Clinician at National Eye Institute

>17K

Citations | h-index 70 |

>160 Publications

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Strategic Advisory Pillars

Target & Platform Validation

De-risking and prioritizing novel therapeutic targets utilizing optimal drug delivery platforms

End-to-End
Strategy

Guiding clients smoothly through the operational and strategic transition from preclinical IND-enabling studies to Phase 1/2/3 trial design.

Investment Strategy & Due Diligence

Providing expert competitive landscaping, asset evaluations, and scientific pitch deck development for capital and licensing rounds

Biotech & Emerging Startups

Strategic guidance to accelerate early-stage programs from pre-clinical discovery through successful IND-enabling studies.

Optimizing scientific narratives and pitch decks to maximize impact for Series A/B/C and licensing rounds.

Global Pharmaceutical Companies

Elite subject matter expertise to bridge the gap between complex bench science and commercial success.

 

Advising on novel target and platform validation, clinical trial design, and high-impact medical/regulatory positioning.

Venture Capital & 
Investors

Independent scientific and clinical due diligence to de-risk high-value investments.

 

Providing objective asset evaluations, quantitative clinical data analysis, and competitive landscaping for potential pipeline acquisitions.

Who We Serve:  Our Client Record

Translational Science & Key Publications

JAMA Ophthalmology (2024)

Phase 2 Trial evaluating Minocycline for Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Nature Reviews Disease Primers (2021)

Landmark global consensus and strategic review on the pathogenesis and management of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Annual Reviews of Vision Science (2018)

Review summarizing groundbreaking translational research establishing the role of microglia and neuroinflammation in retinal disease architecture.

Elife (2024) 

Original research on the integration of human iPSC-derived microglia into the mouse retina as POC demonstration of  microglia transplantation into the retina as a therapeutic approach.

US Patent (filed 2021)

"Methods and systems 
for predicting rates of progression of age-related macular degeneration"  AI/DL-based analysis of fundus images from landmark AREDS/2 studies.

Align Your Pipeline with Elite Strategic Insight

Inquire about principal availability for strategic biopharma consulting, scientific advisory board placement, or institutional asset due diligence.

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