2009 Speaker

Patrick Nef, Ph.D.
Executive Vice-President of Business Development, Medicines for Malaria Venture


Prof. Patrick Nef, PhD has held several executive positions within pharmaceutical and biotech companies: first at F. Hoffmann-La Roche in Basel as Vice-Director preclinical CNS research, then as Director of Partnering and Licensing; subsequently he became CEO, CSO, or Chief Business Officer of several biotech companies in both the US and EU (Faust Pharmaceuticals, Xytis Inc., Synosia Therapeutics, Polyphor AG, Debiopharm, BioXpress Therapeutics). He is now Executive Vice-President of Business Development at Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), a not-for-profit foundation based in Geneva to discover, develop and deliver antimalarial treatments that are safe, efficacious, and affordable for patients in endemic regions. Patrick holds a PhD from the University of Geneva in biochemistry/neurobiology. He was Assistant Professor in the Biochemistry department of the University of Geneva from 1992 to 1998. He has published over 40 papers and reviews and is currently adjunct professor at the Rockefeller University, NY in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Professor Paul Greengard.

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