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JOHN A. LAWSON, Ph.D.

Founder, Chairman & Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Lawson is responsible for the planning of R & D and the supervision and execution of all chemistry activities related to drug discovery and development.

John Lawson is an expert in medicinal and synthetic organic chemistry. As a senior Medicinal Chemist and Project Manager at Stanford Research Institute (SRI International) for 20 years, he headed the Neurochemistry R & D Group with responsibilities for the discovery and development of new compounds in neuroscience area including analgesics, anti-convulsants, anxiolytics, and stroke. While at SRI, Lawson collaborated for ten years with Dr. Toll, Chief Neuropharmacologist and Board Member of Phoenix PharmaLabs (see below), on analgesic drugs under NIH grant funding. During this period, Dr. Lawson discovered the initial class of opioids capable of relieving pain without the typical side-effect problems of morphine-like opioids. After leaving SRI, Lawson assisted in the opening of a synthetic laboratory at SynVax, Inc. for the purpose of developing new drugs related to Nociceptin — a recently discovered brain chemical that modulates pain responses. 

Two years later, he left SynVax and founded Phoenix PharmaLabs, Inc. (PPL), for the purpose of renewing the development of non-addicting opioid compounds which ultimately resulted in the development of the company’s lead compound, PPL-103. John holds a BS degree with Phi Kappa Phi honors from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He was also a Postdoc. fellow at Syntex Corp.

 

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Mr. Crossman is responsible for the overall management of the Company and the creation, planning and execution of business and financial strategies and corporate development activities, including capital generation.
Crossman is a senior management professional with international and domestic experience as CEO, COO and CFO of enterprises ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 500 level companies. He has a proven track record of successfully commercializing various emerging technologies including manufacturing and industrial systems, computer software, marine bioremediation, nanotechnology and life sciences.

Mr.Crossman has assisted numerous early-stage companies to refine business strategies, commercialize new products, raise capital, license technologies, scale revenues and production, and expand into global markets. As CEO of ISOPur Fluid Technologies, Crossman led the company from product introduction to global growth with expanding applications in multiple vertical markets. Important strategic alliances were developed with Siemens, BHP, Atlas Copco, Hess, Sanwa Shoko and others, creating a platform for continued strong growth.

The value of the founding shareholders’ common stock increased more than tenfold in less than three years under Crossman’s leadership. As CFO of Otis Elevator Company – Asia Pacific Operations, Crossman evaluated, negotiated and developed acquisitions, joint ventures and major capital investments in China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Mr. Crossman contributed to profit growth of 20% per year and market share gains of 1% per year in this mature multi-billion dollar operation spanning 23 countries, despite aggressive competition from large Asian conglomerates. The joint ventures that he helped developed in China are among the most profitable operations of United Technologies Corp today. Bill holds a BS degree from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point and a MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California – Berkeley.