Eckhard G. Guenther
Vice President, Alliance Management
Pharmacology
Aeterna Zentaris
Germany
Biography
Dr. Guenther holds a degree in organic chemistry from the Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, in Germany. With more than 25 years in the pharmaceutical industry, he has gained extensive experience in research coordination, project management, intellectual properties and business development. Dr. Guenther started his industrial career in 1985 at Fahlberg-List Magdeburg before joining ASTA Medica AG in Frankfurt in 1990 where he held various management positions, including head of Research Coordination and head of Medicinal Chemistry Oncology. After the foundation of Aeterna Zentaris in 2002, he was appointed Vice President of Drug Discovery and Preclinical Research. In 2008 he was promoted to Vice President Alliance Management & Intellectual Property and later on, to Vice President of Business Development. Dr. Guenther has been responsible for the initiation and execution of several R&D and licensing deals for Aeterna Zentaris with midsize and large international pharmaceutical companies, like Schering Pharma, Solvay, Yakult Honsha, Hikma Pharmaceuticals and Sinopharm A-Think.
Research Interest
Pharmaceuticals, Oncology, Medicinal Chemistry
