About Carina
Carina Santos is a Business Development and Strategic Alliances Executive at Cancer Research Horizons, where she builds and manages global drug discovery and development alliances spanning target validation through Phase I/II clinical development. She works across pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms and academic institutions to build collaborative alliances that advance innovative cancer therapies.
Carina has led a portfolio of international strategic R&D alliances with organizations across Europe, Singapore and Japan, supporting the translation of scientific discoveries into patient-focused innovations.
Before joining Cancer Research Horizons, Carina held business development and partnership management roles across academic, non-profit and commercial organizations, driving collaborative innovation in areas of significant unmet medical need, including hearing disorders. She holds a PhD in Life Sciences and began her career as an academic scientist before transitioning into business development and alliance management.