WOMEN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS MENU OUR TEAM LEADERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOUNDER Victoria Hale, PhD Founder of Medicines360 Dr. Victoria Hale, a pharmaceutical scientist and global health social entrepreneur, is the Founder of Medicines360. Her passion is the development of important new medicines for all of humanity, with the specific goal of reducing health inequities. Founder of OneWorld Health Dr. Hale is Founder and Chair Emeritus of OneWorld Health, the first nonprofit pharmaceutical company in the United States. She founded the company in 2000 and served as its first Chairman and CEO from 2000 to 2008. Under Dr. Hale’s leadership, OneWorld Health developed a new cure for visceral leishmaniasis, launched a novel approach to treat dehydrating diarrhea, and developed a platform technology to reduce the cost of malaria drugs more than tenfold. Dr. Hale established her expertise in all stages of biopharmaceutical drug development at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and at Genentech. She earned her PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from University of California San Francisco, where she presently maintains an Adjunct Associate Professorship in Biopharmaceutical Sciences. Recent Honors Dr. Hale was granted the MacArthur “Genius” Award 2006 and was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2007. She has received the President’s Award of Distinction from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. In 2005, the Economist named Dr. Hale the recipient of its Social and Economic Innovation Award. She has been recognized internationally as a senior social entrepreneur by the Skoll Foundation, Schwab Foundation, and Ashoka. BACK TO TOP Women Health Care Professionals Our Mission Resources Donate Avibela Project Who We Are Contact Us Jobs Our Team Leadership Board of Directors Founder Products & Pipeline Clinic Locator Updates Blog Press Releases Publications News © 2021 Medicines360. A 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Medicines360® and its design are registered trademarks of Medicines360. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Privacy Policy Terms of Use Compliance Community Guidelines Contact Us