Gerhard Schaefer
Advisory Board
Formycon
Germany
Biography
Gerhard Schaefer graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Stuttgart University. During his more than 30 years in the generic pharmaceutical industry, he held increasing senior management positions in development, quality assurance / control and business development at Azupharma, Knoll, Stada, HEXAL and Sandoz. Among his numerous responsibilities, he was appointed to Head of Development and Business Development at HEXAL in 2001 and at the same time became Member of the Board of Executive Directors of HEXAL AG. Since the acquisition of HEXAL AG by Novartis / Sandoz in 2005 and until February 2012, he was Managing Director at Sandoz International and Head of Global Product Development and Global Business Development at Sandoz, the second largest generic pharmaceutical company, where he was managing eleven development centers worldwide.
Research Interest
Chemistry
