Dr. Ken Carter serves on the Apollomics Board as an independent director since March 2023. Ken has been involved in the formation and development of multiple biotechnology companies as co-founder, consultant or member of the board of directors for more than 20 years. Ken serves on several biotechnology company boards including as Chairman of Noble Life Sciences, where he is a co-founder and former CEO. Ken also co-founded and served as CEO for multiple years at Avalon Pharmaceuticals and NexImmune, both of which completed IPO listings on NASDAQ. During his tenure at Avalon, Ken oversaw development of a unique biomarker-based drug discovery and development engine, established drug discovery programs in colon, breast, pancreatic, and hematological cancers and formed partnerships with Merck, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, and AstraZeneca/MedImmune. Prior, he directed the gene-mapping initiative at Human Genome Sciences. Recently, Ken was a special advisor to the Maryland Governor’s Life Sciences Advisory Board and is on the Advisory Council for the Center for Biotechnology Education at Johns Hopkins University where he held an adjunct faculty appointment for 10 years. Ken holds a Bachelors degree in Biology from Abilene Christian University and a Ph.D. in Human Genetics and Cell Biology from the University of Texas Medical Branch.