Innovative Real World Solutions
Education
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- J.D., cum laude, – 1989
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
- M.S., Master of Science: Agronomy – 1984
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
- B.S., Major: Agronomy – 1979
Practice Areas
- Clinical Trials
- Digital Health
- Drug Development
- Gene Therapy
- Intellectual Property Licensing and Strategic Collaborations
- Life Sciences Transactions
- Real World Evidence
Legal Positions
- Current: Law Office of Neil A. Belson, LLC
- Axovant Gene Therapies, Contract Attorney Consultant, 2018 – 2020
- Potomac Law Group, PLLC, Of Counsel, 2012 – 2018
- Axiom Law, Life Sciences Attorney, 2010 – 2013
Selected Non-Legal Positions
- Third Way (think tank in Washington, D.C.), Consultant, 2018 – 2020
- NewAgriculture, Inc., C.E.O., President and Founder, 2007 – 2015 (Asset Sale of business, 2015)
- Peace Corps Volunteer, Dominican Republic, 1980-1982
Languages
- English
- Spanish
- French
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 1989
- District of Columbia, 1990
- Colorado, 1990
Inventorship – Co-inventor on six U.S. and Canadian patents
Co-Founder and Co-Chair, American Bar Association, Committee on Precision Medicine
Member, Personalized Medicine Coalition, Medical Affairs Professional Society, The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)
Podcasts
- “History of Real World Evidence Prior to the 21st Century Cures Act.” Medical Affairs Professional Society, Nov. 16, 2020
- “The application of Real World Evidence in Regulatory Decision Making.” Medical Affairs Professional Society, Aug. 28, 2020.
Selected Recent Publications
- “ Contemporary Applications of Real World Evidence in Regulatory Decision Making: A Case Series Review” (co-author). Medical Affairs Professional Society, October 20, 2020.
- “FDA’s Historical Use of Real World Evidence”. FDLI Update Magazine, August-September 2018.
- “New FDA Guidances on NGS-Based Testing May Bolster Personalized Medicine”. Personalized Medicine Coalition, Education and Advocacy, June 6, 2018.
- “Regulatory Applications of Real World Evidence”. Journal of Precision Medicine: March-April 2018: pp: 54-59.