Mr. Stephen Sammut
Senior Fellow and Lecturer, The Wharton School

Mr. Sammut is Venture Partner, Burrill & Company, a merchant bank and venture capital fund focused on the life sciences. Mr. Sammut has been involved in the creation or funding of nearly 40 companies globally. He is on numerous Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards, including NexMed, Inc. (NASDAQ), Mitsubishi International Corporation, the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group), Women's Reproductive Health, Gentis, and Dynamis Pharmaceuticals.

Mr. Sammut currently holds appointments as a Senior Fellow and Lecturer at the Wharton School, the Medical School, the Law School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania where he teaches a variety of courses on private equity, biotechnology entrepreneurship, intellectual property, and economic development.

He holds degrees in biological sciences and humanities from Villanova University, attended Hahnemann Medical College, and holds an MBA from the Wharton School.