About Chris Bemben, MBA, PMP:

Chris Bemben is Vice President, Business Development of Lumos Pharma. He brings 15 years of business and scientific experience developing novel therapeutics from discovery to late-stage clinical development. As a member of the senior management team, Mr. Bemben collaboratively develops corporate strategy, financial planning, and M&A activity. Prior to joining Lumos, he led business and scientific teams at Southwest Research Institute’s integrated pharmaceutical development department responsible for in-silico drug design, medicinal chemistry, scale-up, formulation, and cGMP manufacturing of drug substance and drug product.

Mr. Bemben holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, and an MBA with a concentration in management science from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is a certified project management professional (PMP) in good standing with the Project Management Institute.

Mr. Bemben has co-authored several scientific publications and holds three U.S. patents.