Hans E. Bishop

Biography

Hans E. Bishop is one of our co-founders and has served as our president and chief executive officer and a member of our Board since September 2013. Bishop previously served as chairman of the board of Genesis Biopharma, Inc., a biotechnology company, from January 2012 until November 2012, and as a member of the board of directors of Avanir Pharmaceutics, Inc., a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company, from May 2012 to January 2015, when Avanir was sold to Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. From February 2012 until October 2012, Mr. Bishop was the chief operating officer of Photothera Inc., a late-stage medical device company owned by Warburg Pincus, and he continued working with Warburg Pincus as an Executive in Residence until October 2013. Prior to joining Photothera Inc., Mr. Bishop served as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Dendreon Corporation, a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company, from January 2010 to September 2011. Mr. Bishop has also served as the president of the specialty medicine business at Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. from December 2006 to January 2010, where he was responsible for a diverse portfolio of neurology, oncology and hematology products. Mr. Bishop was employed by Chiron Corporation, a global biotechnology company, from January 2004 to August 2006, with commercial responsibilities that included service as its senior vice president of global commercial operations until its sale to Novartis Corporation. Mr. Bishop received a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Brunel University in London in 1987.

Research Interest

clinical research