DAVID B. WEINER, PH.D. - Corporate Board Profile

INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2016-03-25	David B. Weiner, Ph.D. joined our Board in March 2016 and qualifies to serve on our Board as he is a world-renowned leader in immunology as well as gene vaccines and therapy. Dr. Weiner recently joined The Wistar Institute, the nation’s first independent biomedical research institute, NCI-designated Cancer Center, and an international leader in cancer, immunology and infectious disease research, as Executive Vice President, Director of its Vaccine Center, and the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Endowed Professorship in Cancer Research. Previously, Dr. Weiner was Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Chair of the Gene Therapy and Vaccine Program at the University’s Perelman School of Medicine. In scientific circles, Dr. Weiner is known as the “father of DNA vaccines.” He has more than 350 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, including mainstream scientific journals such as Scientific American, and has been designated by the Institute for Scientific Information as one of the top-cited scientists in the world. An inventor of more than 100 issued and pending US patents, Dr. Weiner has received numerous honors including election as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011 and the International Society for Vaccines in 2012. He was the recipient of the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award and received the Vaccine Industry Excellence Award for Best Academic Research Team in 2015 at the World Vaccine Congress. Dr. Weiner was honored with the prestigious Hilleman Lectureship in 2015 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Grand Rounds session and received a Stone Family Award from Abramson Cancer Center for his groundbreaking work on DNA vaccines for cancer immune therapy. Dr. Weiner holds a Ph.D. in developmental biology from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, an M.S. in biology from the University of Cincinnati. and a B.S. in biology from SUNY at Stony Brook in Stony Brook, N.Y.
2017-03-29	David B. Weiner, Ph.D. joined our Board in March 2016. For his services as Chairman of the Company's Scientific Advisory Board, in March 2016 Dr. Weiner was also granted options to purchase 30,000 shares of our common stock exercisable at $7.02 per share, and 30,000 RSUs. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to non-employee director compensation during 2016. Dr. David B. Weiner Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 45,000, Stock Awards ($): 416,220, Option Awards ($): 255,713, Total ($): 716,933.
2018-03-28	David B. Weiner, Ph.D. joined our Board in March 2016 and qualifies to serve on our Board as he is a world-renowned leader in immunology as well as gene vaccines and therapy. Dr. Weiner joined The Wistar Institute in 2016, the nation’s first independent biomedical research institute, NCI-designated Cancer Center, and an international leader in cancer, immunology and infectious disease research, as Executive Vice President, Director of its Vaccine Center, and the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Endowed Professorship in Cancer Research. Previously, Dr. Weiner was Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Chair of the Gene Therapy and Vaccine Program at the University’s Perelman School of Medicine. In scientific circles, Dr. Weiner is known as the “father of DNA vaccines.” He has more than 350 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, including mainstream scientific journals such as Scientific American, and has been designated by the Institute for Scientific Information as one of the top-cited scientists in the world. An inventor of more than 100 issued and pending US patents, Dr. Weiner has received numerous honors including election as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011 and the International Society for Vaccines in 2012. He was the recipient of the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award and received the Vaccine Industry Excellence Award for Best Academic Research Team in 2015 at the World Vaccine Congress. Dr. Weiner was honored with the prestigious Hilleman Lectureship in 2015 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Grand Rounds session and received a Stone Family Award from Abramson Cancer Center for his groundbreaking work on DNA vaccines for cancer immune therapy. Dr. Weiner holds a Ph.D. in developmental biology from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, an M.S. in biology from the University of Cincinnati and a B.S. in biology from SUNY at Stony Brook in Stony Brook, New York. For his services as Chairman of the Company's Scientific Advisory Board, in March 2017 Dr. Weiner was also granted options to purchase 60,000 shares of our common stock exercisable at $6.68 per share, and 35,000 RSUs. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to non-employee director compensation during 2017. Dr. David B. Weiner (9) Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 45,000, Stock Awards ($): 199,307, Option Awards ($): 305,447, Total ($): 549,754.
2019-03-25	David B. Weiner, Ph.D. joined our Board in March 2016 and qualifies to serve on our Board as he is a world-renowned leader in immunology as well as gene vaccines and therapy. Dr. Weiner joined The Wistar Institute in 2016, the nation’s first independent biomedical research institute, NCI-designated Cancer Center, and an international leader in cancer, immunology and infectious disease research, as Executive Vice President, Director of its Vaccine Center, and the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Endowed Professorship in Cancer Research. Previously, Dr. Weiner was Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Chair of the Gene Therapy and Vaccine Program at the University’s Perelman School of Medicine. In scientific circles, Dr. Weiner is known as the “father of DNA vaccines.” He has more than 350 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, including mainstream scientific journals such as Scientific American, and has been designated by the Institute for Scientific Information as one of the top-cited scientists in the world. An inventor of more than 100 issued and pending US patents, Dr. Weiner has received numerous honors including election as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011 and the International Society for Vaccines in 2012. He was the recipient of the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award and received the Vaccine Industry Excellence Award for Best Academic Research Team in 2015 at the World Vaccine Congress. Dr. Weiner was honored with the prestigious Hilleman Lectureship in 2015 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Grand Rounds session and received a Stone Family Award from Abramson Cancer Center for his groundbreaking work on DNA vaccines for cancer immune therapy. Dr. Weiner holds a Ph.D. in developmental biology from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, an M.S. in biology from the University of Cincinnati and a B.S. in biology from SUNY at Stony Brook in Stony Brook, New York. For his services as Chairman of the Company's Scientific Advisory Board, in March 2018 Dr. Weiner was also granted options to purchase 60,000 shares of our common stock exercisable at $4.29 per share, and 35,000 RSUs. Dr. Weiner’s total compensation for 2018 was $447,636.
2020-03-27	David B. Weiner, Ph.D. joined our Board in March 2016 and qualifies to serve on our Board as he is a recognized leader in immunology as well as in gene vaccines and therapy. Since 2016, Dr. Weiner has served as Executive Vice President and Director of the Vaccine Center at The Wistar Institute, the nation’s first independent biomedical research institute, which is also an NCI-designated Cancer Center and an international leader in cancer, immunology and infectious disease research. Dr. Weiner is also the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Professor of Cancer Research at The Wistar Institute. Previously, Dr. Weiner was Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Chair of the Gene Therapy and Vaccine Program at the University’s Perelman School of Medicine. He has more than 350 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, including mainstream scientific journals such as Scientific American, and has been designated by the Institute for Scientific Information as one of the top-cited scientists in the world. An inventor and holder of more than 100 issued and pending U.S. patents, Dr. Weiner has received numerous honors including election as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011 and the International Society for Vaccines in 2012. He was the recipient of the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award and received the Vaccine Industry Excellence Award for Best Academic Research Team in 2015 at the World Vaccine Congress. Dr. Weiner was honored with the prestigious Hilleman Lectureship in 2015 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Grand Rounds session and received a Stone Family Award from Abramson Cancer Center for his groundbreaking work on DNA vaccines for cancer immune therapy. Dr. Weiner holds a Ph.D. in developmental biology from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, an M.S. in biology from the University of Cincinnati and a B.S. in biology from SUNY at Stony Brook in Stony Brook, New York.
2021-03-25	David B. Weiner, Ph.D. joined our Board in March 2016 and qualifies to serve on our Board as he is a recognized leader in immunology as well as in gene vaccines and therapy. Since 2016, Dr. Weiner has served as Executive Vice President and Director of the Vaccine Center at The Wistar Institute, the nation’s first independent biomedical research institute, which is also an NCI-designated Cancer Center and an international leader in cancer, immunology and infectious disease research. Dr. Weiner is also the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Professor of Cancer Research at The Wistar Institute. Previously, Dr. Weiner was Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Chair of the Gene Therapy and Vaccine Program at the University’s Perelman School of Medicine. He has more than 350 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, including mainstream scientific journals such as Scientific American, and has been designated by the Institute for Scientific Information as one of the top-cited scientists in the world. An inventor and holder of more than 100 issued and pending U.S. patents, Dr. Weiner has received numerous honors including election as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011 and the International Society for Vaccines in 2012. He was the recipient of the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award and received the Vaccine Industry Excellence Award for Best Academic Research Team in 2015 at the World Vaccine Congress. Dr. Weiner was honored with the prestigious Hilleman Lectureship in 2015 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Grand Rounds session and received a Stone Family Award from Abramson Cancer Center for his groundbreaking work on DNA vaccines for cancer immune therapy. Dr. Weiner holds a Ph.D. in developmental biology from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, an M.S. in biology from the University of Cincinnati and a B.S. in biology from SUNY at Stony Brook in Stony Brook, New York.
2022-03-25	David B. Weiner, Ph.D. Age: 66 Director Since: 2016 Director For his services as Chairman of our Scientific Advisory Board, in February 2021 Dr. Weiner was also granted options to purchase 60,000 shares of our common stock exercisable at $11.10 per share, and 35,000 RSUs. Director Compensation Table David B. Weiner, Ph.D. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 48,500 Stock Awards ($): 112,140 Option Awards ($): 124,805 All Other Compensation ($): 992,764 Total ($): 1,278,209
2023-03-28	David B. Weiner, Ph.D. Age: 67 Director Since: 2016 Director For his services as Chairman of our Scientific Advisory Board, in February 2022 Dr. Weiner was also granted options to purchase 60,000 shares of our common stock exercisable at $3.22 per share, and 35,000 RSUs. The amounts presented in the “All Other Compensation” column for Dr. Weiner represent the grant date fair value of option and RSU grants to Dr. Weiner during the year for his service on our Scientific Advisory Board, calculated as described in footnotes (1) and (2) above, as well as fees earned for his services as Chairman of our Scientific Advisory Board. Director Compensation Table David B. Weiner, Ph.D. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 52,500 Stock Awards ($): 35,910 Option Awards ($): 40,434 All Other Compensation ($): 324,126 Total ($): 452,970
2023-11-28	Directors and Named Executive Officers: David B. Weiner, Ph.D.
2024-04-11	David B. Weiner, Ph.D. Age: 68 Director Since: 2016 Dr. Weiner is a recognized leader in immunology. Director Compensation Table David B. Weiner, Ph.D. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 52,500 Stock Awards ($): 20,014 Option Awards ($): 21,171 All Other Compensation ($): 108,108 Total ($): 201,793
2025-04-07	David B. Weiner, Ph.D., Age: 69, Director. Total compensation: $174,341 (includes consulting fees).