David Crandall

David Crandall brings both scientific and executive R&D leadership experience from 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry. Before joining the Scientific Advisory Board of Cardior Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Crandall held a leadership position at Johnson & Johnson, where he was responsible for the executive management of the heart failure portfolio, which included both small molecule and biopharma programs from preclinical discovery through early clinical development.

He was instrumental in developing a hybrid research model blending internal expertise with external opportunities from academia and biotech to successfully advance programs into early clinical development. As a component of this position, Dr. Crandall was a key corporate representative in discussions with potential partners and equity analysts. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Dr. Crandall held positions of increasing responsibility in pharmaceutical R&D at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Wyeth (Pfizer) Research.

Dr. Crandall received his Ph.D. in Physiology from Iowa State University and was an NIH postdoctoral fellow in Endocrinology/Medicine at Emory University. He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications, book chapters and U.S. and foreign patents, and has served on the editorial boards of key journals in the field of drug discovery.