Patrick Aebischer

Biography

Patrick Aebischer holds a doctorate in medicine from the University of Geneva. He has received numerous honors, including the Robert Bing Prize of the Swiss Academy of Medicine and the Pfizer Foundation Prize for Clinical Neurosciences.   Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lonza Group Ltd (since 2014) and Member of the Board of Directors (since March 2008) Senate member of the "Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE) (since 2016) Member of the Board of Directors of Logitech SA (since 2016) Member of the Board of Directors of Nestlé SA (since 2015) Scientific technical committee member of the Italian Institute of Technology (since 2015) Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Novartis Venture Fund (since 2014) Member of the Singapore Biomedical Sciences International Advisory Council (since 2013) Chairman of the Board of Amazentis SA (since 2007) Professor of Neurosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) (since 2000) Patrick Aebischer holds a doctorate in medicine from the University of Geneva. He has received numerous honors, including the Robert Bing Prize of the Swiss Academy of Medicine and the Pfizer Foundation Prize for Clinical Neurosciences.   Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lonza Group Ltd (since 2014) and Member of the Board of Directors (since March 2008) Senate member of the "Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE) (since 2016) Member of the Board of Directors of Logitech SA (since 2016) Member of the Board of Directors of Nestlé SA (since 2015) Scientific technical committee member of the Italian Institute of Technology (since 2015) Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Novartis Venture Fund (since 2014) Member of the Singapore Biomedical Sciences International Advisory Council (since 2013) Chairman of the Board of Amazentis SA (since 2007) Professor of Neurosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) (since 2000)

Research Interest

Former activities and functions:   President of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) (2000–2016) Representative of the EPFL on the boards of various Swiss foundations Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum (2013–2016)