Alan Naidoff

Alan Naidoff is the current advisor at seedsprint, a position they have held since July 2014. Prior to that, they were the Director of Business Development and Licensing for Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. from January 1999 to July 2014. In this position, they were responsible for initiating, negotiating, drafting, and executing approximately five thousand interactions across a wide range of in-licensing, out-licensing, business development, industrial/ academic partnering agreements and M&A activities. Alan also managed academic and corporate alliances post-deal execution to ensure the alliances’ successful outcomes and partners’ satisfaction valued cumulatively in excess of 40 million dollars.

In addition to their work at Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Alan has also participated and lead cross-functional groups in initiatives supporting efforts to drive change and improve processes across corporate divisions and inter-therapeutic franchise efficiencies. Alan has also directed interactions between Inventors, Stakeholders, Management, Legal and Patent Departments regarding intellectual property protection, licensing practices, contract law, as well as governmental laws/regulations relating to technology transfer within industry and/or academia.

Alan has a long history of working in the field of business development and licensing, with a focus on therapeutic areas such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, immunology, respiratory diseases, oncology, anti-virals, anti-bacterials, drug delivery systems, siRNA, biologics, and antibody-based therapeutics. Alan is also experienced in working with genetically engineered animals, molecular biological tools biosimilars and reagents.

Alan Naidoff received their Juris Doctor from Widener University School of Law, where they specialized in health law. Alan also completed a General Practice Residency in Medicine and Dentistry at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Alan received their Doctor of Dental Medicine from Temple University - Kornberg School of Dentistry. Alan holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology (and Music) from Cook College - Rutgers University. Alan Naidoff is certified by the Supreme Courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania to practice law in both states, and is also certified by the PA Board of Dental Practitioners to practice dentistry in Pennsylvania. Alan is also a Certified Licensing Professional through the Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc.