Dr Hartley Atkinson
Pain Researcher & CEO - AFT Pharmaceuticals
Dr Hartley Atkinson is a registered pharmacist with a Masters of Pharmaceutical Chemistry with Distinction and Doctorate in Pharmacology. He has published 29 research papers and two book chapters. Following roles as Medical Director and Sales and Marketing Director at Swiss based multinational pharmaceutical giant, Roche, Hartley founded AFT Pharmaceuticals in 1997. Today, AFT has operations in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia with licensing and distribution agreements in over 140 countries. AFT Pharmaceuticals listed on the ASX in December 2015. The capital raised has been used to invest in accelerating the R&D portfolio of key innovative products.
