Dr. Jutta Heim
Anti-thrombotic and fibrinolytic products
AntiBioTX
Denmark
Biography
Dr. Jutta Heim, Ph.D. worked for more than 20 years at Ciba-Geigy/Novartis (CH and US). At Novartis, she was involved in the successful development and launch of anti-thrombotic and fibrinolytic products. She established Novartis’ molecular genetics department in oncology, became Novartis’ Senior Scientific Expert in Molecular Biology and a member of the Research Management Board. Jutta completed her career at Novartis heading the Novartis Lead Discovery Center with worldwide responsibility. From 2004 to 2009, Jutta served as CSO at Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. a Swiss biopharmaceutical company focusing on anti-infectives, inflammation and oncology. From 2009 to 2013, she served as CTO and CSO at Evolva SA, where she led Evolva’s discovery activities and strengthened the development of its technology platform. She received a Ph.D. from the University of Tübingen in 1981 and holds a professorship in Biotechnology at the Biocenter of the University of Basel. Jutta is a member of the advisory board of ‘‘Stiftung für Wissenschaftliche Forschung Universität Zürich’’, a board member of Evolva SA and chairs the scientific advisory committee of DNDi/GARDP, a not-for-profit organisation on antimicrobial resistance.
Research Interest
Molecular Genetics
