About
Healthcare executive with 19 years of experience, formerly CEO of Swiss biotech Polyphor and a global brand leader at MSD/Merck. Board member at APIM Therapeutics and advisor to biotechs in Europe and the US. Joined XGEN in 2023.
Experience
- Alkapharmics SARLChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- XGEN Venture SGR S.p.A.Venture Partnercurrent2023 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- Santero TherapeuticsNon-executive Chairman of the Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentBelgium
- OleagoCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentIstanbul, Turkey
- APIM TherapeuticsBoard Member2022 — 2026Norway
- Self-employedSenior Corporate Advisor to Board of Directors and Executive Management2022 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
- Polyphor AGChief Executive Officer2020 — 2022Alschwil
- Polyphor LtdChief Commercial Officer (CCO)2019 — 2020Basel Area, Switzerland
- MerckExecutive Director, Global Commercial Head (GBL), Merck Antibiotics Portfolio2017 — 2019
- MerckExecutive Director, Global Brand Leader, Gram Negative Antibiotics2017Global
- MerckExecutive Director, Global Marketing, Hospital Acute Care Franchise2014 — 2017Zürich Area, Switzerland
- MerckRegional Marketing Director, Hospital Products and Oncology, EEMEA2013 — 2014Lucerne Area, Switzerland
- MerckRegional Director, MultiChannel Marketing, Emerging Markets and EEMEA2011 — 2013Zürich Area, Switzerland
- MerckVaccines Brand & District Sales Manager2010 — 2011
- Merck Co IncMarketing Associate2006 — 2007
Education
- Boğaziçi UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Management Information Systems2000 — 2004
- Robert CollegeMath-Literature1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Strategic Planning16Strategy44Strategic Thinking9Product Launch52Pharmaceutical Sales56Pharmaceutical Industry52Marketing Strategy19Marketing Management22Multi-channel Marketing25Competitive Analysis11Global Marketing16Sales Operations12
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SalesMarketing CommunicationsBudget SettingBudget MonitoringSales ManagementSales PresentationsMarketingMarket AnalysisMarket AccessSales EffectivenessOncologyLanguages English · German · Turkish
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Also attended Robert College20
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Shared employers
Also worked at XGEN Venture SGR S.p.A.18
Federica DraghiFounder and Managing Partner at XGEN VenturePaolo FundaròFounder and Managing Partner at XGEN VentureRoberto MolinaroSenior Analyst at XGEN VentureSimona VaraniAssociate at XGEN VentureDaniele ScarinciFounder and Managing Partner at XGEN VentureKhatereh AhmadiVenture Partner at XGEN Venture
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Also worked at APIM Therapeutics3
Also worked at Merck90
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Bastiaan van der Baan
Venture Partner at XGEN Venture
Bertil Lindmark
Venture Partner at XGEN Venture
Bianca Benatti
Jr. Analyst at XGEN Venture
Carlotta Marchese
Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Specialist at XGEN Venture
Daniele Scarinci
Founder and Managing Partner at XGEN Venture
Federica Draghi
Founder and Managing Partner at XGEN Venture
Graziano Piredda
Sr. Analyst at XGEN Venture
Keith Dawkins
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