Dhavalkumar (dhaval) Patel
Chief Scientific Officer
UCB
Belgium
Biography
Dhaval Patel leads UCB’s research organization with the main goal of bringing scientific innovation to patients and helping them live the life they choose. Dhaval Patel is a medical doctor and holds a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology. He comes to UCB from Novartis, based in their headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, where for 11 years he led various biomedical research teams in areas of neurology, autoimmunity, transplantation and inflammation. In 2010, he became the Head of Research for the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR) Europe.
Research Interest
Microbiology and Immunology