Dr. Leighton has more than 25 years of drug development experience, including US Head, Infectious Disease and Inflammation, Roche USA. He is trained in internal and emergency medicine, has a postgraduate degree in pharmaceutical medicine from University of Basel and an MBA (UC Irvine). Dr. Leighton has been a successful consultant to Biotech companies, and is highly experienced in the support of clinical development programs, including orphan drug indications.