About Us

Dr. Mary Christian is the SVP Regulatory at Lyndra Therapeutics, a rapidly growing clinical-stage biotech company, whose mission is to reinvent medicine for a healthier world.  Lyndra is developing a pipeline of ultra-long acting, sustained-release oral therapies. 

Prior to Lyndra, Dr. Christian developed her skills in accelerating medicines to patients at Cyclerion Therapeutics, a spin out of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development (now Janssen Pharmaceuticals).

Dr. Christian received her undergraduate degree at the Rutgers University College of Pharmacy, a doctorate in Clinical Pharmacy from the University of Florida and a Master’s in Business Administration in Pharmaceutical Business from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

In 2020, Dr. Christian founded Paying Privilege Forward to support first generation college students and graduates by partnering them with experienced professionals and their expansive networks.