Dr. Fong Clow

Chief Biometrics Officer

Fong Clow

Fong Clow, D.Sc., is our Chief Biometrics Officer. and brings over 30 years of experience, leading extensive teams in biometrics and drug development.

Dr. Clow joined us from Pharmacyclics, an AbbVie company, where she was the SVP of Biostatistics, Statistical Programming, and Clinical Data Management. Here she built out the team from 2 to over 50 people. At AbbVie Inc. she was the head of Oncology Statistics, where she managed over 15 compounds in development. Dr. Clow started her career at Syntax, a big pharmaceutical company. She worked in Genentech, Inc. for more than eight years, where she was a clinical team leader for a big international collaboration project. She has worked in both public and private biotech companies. At Novacea, Inc., Dr. Clow was SVP of Drug Development, leading the full scope of the company’s drug development. She served as a member of a grant review committee of the NIH for two terms. She has worked as a consultant for many companies and has been the Managing Director of a private investment company.

Dr. Clow has had 19 successful NDA / BLA submissions and approvals in cardiovascular, neurology and oncology. She led the team that submitted the first fully electronic BLA submission in 1995. She has received multiple awards for her accomplishments and contributions, including the 2019 Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Dr. Clow has published over 60 manuscripts and conference abstracts, and a patent. Dr. Clow received her Doctor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Harvard School of Public Health.