Dr. Allison J. Hulme, Ph.D., has been Chief Operating Officer and Head of Research & Development at Sophiris Bio, Inc. Formerly known as Protox Therapeutics Inc. since April 18, 2011. Dr. Hulme is a highly accomplished pharmaceutical executive. She has over 20 years pharmaceutical drug development experience spanning both large pharmaceutical and mid-sized biotechnology companies. She has a proven track record in all phases of global clinical drug development. She served as an Executive Vice President of Autoimmune, Tysabri, Global Development of Elan Corporation, plc (also known as Elan Pharmaceuticals) since January 2005 and served as its Head of Autoimmune and Tysabri Franchise. Dr. Hulme led the clinical development, commercialization and safety evaluation of Tysabri, obtaining regulatory approval for Tysabri in Multiple Sclerosis in the U.S. and Europe; and for Tysabri in Crohns Disease in the U.S. She served as Executive Vice President, Therapeutic Franchise Group of Elan Corporation, plc since January 2005 and its Executive Vice President for Global Antegren Business. She also served as Executive Vice President of Tysabri Business Enterprise and Senior Vice President & Head of Global Development of Elan Corp. Dr. Hulme joined Elan Corp. Plc. in October 1995. She serves as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board at Io Therapeutics, Inc. She has been Director of InteKrin Therapeutics, Inc. since 2013 and Sophiris Bio, Inc. since October 12, 2016. She has achieved multiple regulatory approvals in the United States and Europe, coupled with hands on global commercial launch experience for the blockbuster drug Tysabri. She held several positions in Clinical Research at Glaxo Wellcome Pharmaceuticals (United Kingdom) and served as Lecturer at Luton University. Dr. Hulme holds an Honors Degree in Science from Luton University and holds her PhD from the Cranfield Institute of Technology.