John

Biography

He  has over 15 years’ experience in building and leading biotech companies across discovery, development, financing and business development. He successfully managed several monoclonal, oligoclonal, and bispecific antibody products into clinical development, as well as managed and developed numerous collaborations with biopharmaceutical companies in the US, Europe, and Japan. Prior to joining F-star, John was VP Research, Biologics Products at ImClone Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company. Previously, he was a cofounder and Chief Scientific Officer of Symphogen A/S, a Danish biotechnology company developing therapeutic antibody combinations. He  holds an MD from University of Aarhus, Denmark and a D.Phil. in Immunology from the Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, UK. He  has over 15 years’ experience in building and leading biotech companies across discovery, development, financing and business development. He successfully managed several monoclonal, oligoclonal, and bispecific antibody products into clinical development, as well as managed and developed numerous collaborations with biopharmaceutical companies in the US, Europe, and Japan. Prior to joining F-star, John was VP Research, Biologics Products at ImClone Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company. Previously, he was a cofounder and Chief Scientific Officer of Symphogen A/S, a Danish biotechnology company developing therapeutic antibody combinations. He  holds an MD from University of Aarhus, Denmark and a D.Phil. in Immunology from the Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, UK.

Research Interest

Immunology