Dr. David Austin Scientific Advisor, Darby & Darby, New York, USA

David Austin is a Patent Agent at Darby & Darby P.C in New York. He focuses his practice on biotechnology, organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry. Prior to joining Darby & Darby, Dr. Austin was the Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Rib-X Pharmaceuticals. Previously, Dr. Austin was an Associate Professor in... read morethe Chemistry Department at Yale University. He began his career at Yale as an Assistant Professor in the Organic Division, and during his tenure at Yale, he authored numerous articles and was the scientific founder of Ambit Biosciences. Dr. Austin is the recipient of numerous awards, including an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship and the AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Excellence in Chemistry Award.