Mark Herbert, Vice President of Business Development at Varda Space Industries, joined the company in November of 2022. Mark has over 20 years’ experience in pharmaceutical and biotech fund raising and research working across multiple platforms and therapeutic areas. Throughout his career, he has played key leadership roles at Scientist.com, Arcturus Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ARCT), WuXi AppTec, Seragon, Aragon and Anadys. In these roles, he has helped companies secure >$500M in private and public funding, established strategic partnerships valued at >$3B and has led or contributed to the submission of 13 INDs and 2 NDAs.