Alexander McCampbell

Alexander McCampbell is a venture partner at ATP. A highly skilled pharmaceutical scientist specializing in rare and neurodegenerative diseases, Alex worked at Biogen for nine years, most recently as a vice president building and leading a translational team of 25 people in neuromuscular and muscle research. He has advanced eight agents into the clinic with a range of modalities, including antibodies, small molecules, and antisense oligonucleotides, in disease areas including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). These efforts have resulted to date in one approved drug for SMA (Spinraza™) and multiple drug candidates in proof of concept or pivotal stage trials. Alex has also been integral in multiple business development deals as the scientific point person on strategic collaborations. He has more than 30 publications spanning nearly two decades and multiple patents, and he has participated on scientific advisory boards and NIH study sections. Alex received his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School.