About
Christian W. Mandl, Ph.D., M.D., is a Senior Advisor to Adjuvant Capital who consults for industry and non-profit organizations on vaccine and viral vector programs. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Research at VIR Biotechnology and, until 2015, as Global Head of Research, Early and Exploratory Clinical Development at Novartis Vaccines, where he initiated the self-amplifying RNA (SAM) technology. Before joining Novartis in 2008 he was Professor and Assistant Head of the Clinical Institute of Virology at the Medical University of Vienna, focusing on the molecular biology of RNA viruses and flaviviruses; he holds a PhD and MD from the University of Vienna and an MS in Biochemistry from Pennsylvania State University.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Tiba BiotechChief Medical Officercurrent2025 — present
- Tiba BiotechChief Scientific Officer, Co-founder2018 — 2025Cambridge, MA, USA
- International Vaccine Institute (IVI)Member Board of Trusteescurrent2024 — presentSeoul, South Korea; Vienna, Austria
- International Vaccine Institute (IVI)Chair, Scientific Advisory Group (SAG)2018 — 2024Seoul, South Korea
- Vaccines and Viral VectorsConsultantcurrent2015 — presentLexington, MA, USA
- Adjuvant CapitalSenior Advisorcurrent2019 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- AccuriusCo-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer2022 — 2026Lexington, MA, USA
- Themis Bioscience GmbHChair, Scientific Advisory Board2016 — 2020Vienna, Austria
- Vir Biotechnology, Inc.Senior Vice President, RNA Technologies2017Boston, MA
- Novartis VaccinesGlobal Head of Research, Early and Exploratory Clinical Development2014 — 2015Cambridge, MA, USA, and Siena, Italy
- Novartis VaccinesVice President, Clinical Franchise Head, Early and Exploratory Clinical Development2013 — 2014Cambridge, MA, USA
- Novartis VaccinesVice President, Head Vaccines Research US, Global Head Virus Research2008 — 2013Cambridge, MA, USA
- Medical University of ViennaDeputy Head of the Department of Virology2004 — 2008Vienna, Austria
- University of ViennaAssociate Professor of Virology1998 — 2003Vienna, Austria
Education
- University of ViennaDoctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine1985 — 1993
- AustriaMedical Specialist, Virology1993 — 1999
- University of ViennaPh.D., Biochemistry1985 — 1988
- Penn State UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.), Biochemistry1983 — 1985
Skills & more
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Drug DiscoveryCell CultureDrug DevelopmentBiochemistryOncologyTechnology TransferCell BiologyProtein ChemistryLifesciencesPharmaceutical IndustryRegulatory AffairsGMPLanguages English · German
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Also attended University of Vienna37
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Also attended Penn State University141
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vir Biotechnology, Inc.3
Also worked at Novartis Vaccines105
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