Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show How Medicus Pharma De-Risks Biotech: Phase 2 Proof, Then Strategic Partnering | Dr. Raza Bokhari
Dr. Raza Bokhari, MD ( https://www.razabokhari.com/ ) is the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Medicus Pharma Ltd. ( https://medicuspharma.com/ ), a precision-guided biotechnology company focused on accelerating the clinical development of novel and potentially disruptive therapeutic assets designed to transform the standard of care.
A physician turned serial entrepreneur, Dr. Bokhari has built a distinguished career identifying, aggregating, and advancing life sciences, healthcare services, and pharmaceutical R&D companies. He is also the Managing Partner of RBx Capital, LP, an investment fund dedicated to biotech and life sciences innovation.
Previously, Dr. Bokhari served as Executive Chairman and CEO of FSD Pharma, where he led a strategic transformation of the company from medicinal cannabis into a clinical-stage pharmaceutical R&D organization. Under his leadership, the company achieved a NASDAQ listing in January 2020 and raised nearly $100 million in institutional capital to support growth and expansion.
Dr. Bokhari earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Rawalpindi Medical College at the University of Punjab and holds an Executive MBA from Temple University’s Fox School of Business.
Beyond his corporate leadership, Dr. Bokhari is Vice Chairman of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia. He previously served on the Board of Temple University’s Fox School of Business as Chairman of the Executive Advisory Committee, and as a Trustee of both The Franklin Institute and the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
Through his family foundation, Dr. Bokhari is deeply committed to philanthropy and community engagement. In recognition of a $1 million gift to Temple University, the Fox School named its Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute Suite in his honor. In 2018, he was named a Centennial Honoree by the Fox School — recognized among a select group of entrepreneurs, visionaries, and disruptors who have shaped the institution and the broader business world since 1918.
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