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Management
Dr. Joe Lewis
Dr. Bernd Janssen
Dr Fiona McLaughlin
Sally-Anne Watson

Dr. Bernd Janssen, CSO (interim) has more than 25 years of experience in drug discovery, research management and international collaborations. He has held various leadership and management positions in the pharmaceutical industry, most recently as Director Medicinal Chemistry with Abbott Laboratories, and previously with BASF Pharma. As a graduate from the University of Bonn, Dr. Janssen earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Ruhr University of Bochum (Germany). He has co-authored more than 50 patent applications and scientific papers, revealing his inventive contributions to Dermatology, Oncology and Immunology. He was also awarded the first BASF Innovation Prize for his seminal role in successfully moving a discovery project to the market. Dr. Janssen is member of several academic and industrial advisory boards.