Kirsten Drejer Aarup

Biography

Kirsten Aarup Drejer is co-founder of Symphogen, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the innovative therapeutic utilization of antibodies. In the period from 2000-2016, Kirsten Aarup Drejer was CEO of Symphogen. Before this, Kirsten Aarup Drejer held a number of scientific and managerial positions within Novo Nordisk. Kirsten Aarup Drejer is a member of the board of directors of Symphogen and the Danish Growth Fund (in Danish “Vækstfonden”) and has previously been a member of the board of directors of, among others, Danisco. Kirsten Aarup Drejer is a member of numerous advisory boards at the University of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen Business School. Kirsten Aarup Drejer won the prize of ”BiotechBuilder of the Year” in 2003 and ”Entrepreneur of the Year, Biotech” in 2007. 

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical Sciences