Where does Hank Safferstein work?

Hank Safferstein is Chief Executive Officer at Generian Pharmaceuticals.

Where did Hank Safferstein go to school?

Hank Safferstein studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance); American University Washington College of Law (Doctor of Law (JD), Contracts, Intellectual Property, Food and Drug Law and Policy and Securities Regulations); The University of Connecticut Health Center (Post-Doctoral Fellow, Multiple Sclerosis).

Hank Safferstein

Chief Executive Officer at Generian Pharmaceuticals

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Hank: together at Columbia Business School

×2Hank: together at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Chief Executive Officer at Generian Pharmaceuticals

Co-founders at Generian Pharmaceuticals

Bill ChenVice President, Drug Discovery & Co-Founder

Yuan LiuVice President, Biology & Co-Founder

Toren FinkelChief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder

Experience

GenerianChief Executive Officercurrent2019 — presentPittsburgh PA, Cambridge MA
UPMC EnterprisesSenior Advisor, Executive In Residencecurrent2018 — presentGreater Pittsburgh Area
Iterative Medicine LLCPresidentcurrent2017 — present
SeqCenterMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
Ariel Precision MedicineBoard Directorcurrent2017 — presentGreater Pittsburgh Area
Carnegie Mellon UniversityAdjunct Professor2008 — 2020
Pittsburgh Life Sciences GreenhouseExecutive in Residence2007 — 2019
Cognition TherapeuticsPresident and CEO2008 — 2016
Cognition TherapeuticsBoard Director2007 — 2016Greater Pittsburgh Area
Complexa Inc.Board Director2008 — 2014Greater Pittsburgh Area
Omrix BiopharmaceuticalsVice President, Business Development2005 — 2007
Acorda TherapeuticsVice President Corporate Development2001 — 2005
Bristol-Myers SquibbDirector, Worldwide Licensing and Life Cycle Management, Cardiovascular and Metabolics1996 — 2001
National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteChief, Technology Transfer Branch1993 — 1996Bethesda, Maryland
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)Cooperative Ventures Manager1991 — 1993Bethesda, Maryland

Skills & more

LifesciencesCommercializationPharmaceutical IndustryStart-upsVenture CapitalMedical DevicesStrategic PlanningCross-functional Team LeadershipMergersBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipBiotechnology

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Business PlanningMergers & Acquisitions

Languages English

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Who is Hank Safferstein?: Chief Executive Officer at Generian Pharmaceuticals
Where does Hank Safferstein work?: Hank Safferstein is Chief Executive Officer at Generian Pharmaceuticals.
Where did Hank Safferstein go to school?: Hank Safferstein studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance); American University Washington College of Law (Doctor of Law (JD), Contracts, Intellectual Property, Food and Drug Law and Policy and Securities Regulations); The University of Connecticut Health Center (Post-Doctoral Fellow, Multiple Sclerosis).