Dr Thomas Högberg
Chief Strategy Officer
Life Science
Mind the Byte
Denmark
Biography
He has spent over 45 years in the pharmaceutical industry with experience from big pharma (Astra, AstraZeneca), mid pharma (ALK-Abello, LEO Pharma) and biotech (7TM Pharma) where he headed various departments (medicinal chemistry, chemical research, DMPK, Patent, Project and Portfolio Management). He has had leading roles from early drug discovery to marketed products and worked in several therapeutic areas including dermatology, metabolic diseases, inflammatory diseases, respiratory diseases, CNS diseases, and infection. He has also been engaged in business development and due diligence in in-and outlicensing in several companies. Dr Högberg earned a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Uppsala University (Sweden) and is Assoc Prof at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (CChem, FRSC). In the scientific arena, he has published over 100 papers and book chapters and is the co-inventor on over 50 patent applications.
Research Interest
Drug Discovery
