Dr L Tony Andrews

Biography

    Over the past two decades, Dr Weinschenk has been active in the field of cancer immunology. At Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH, Dr Weinschenk heads the Discovery Department dedicated to target discovery and validation. He is the inventor of Immatics’ proprietary XPRESIDENT® technology platform, which is enabling the discovery and validation of the most comprehensive array of cancer targets derived from both, cell surface and intracellular antigens. Dr Weinschenk has earned the reputation as the world’s leading expert in ultra-sensitive, quantitative and high-throughput mass spectrometry of HLA ligands, a technology that is integral to XPRESIDENT®. Targets identified by XPRESIDENT®have proven to be important assets in several licensing deals with partners from the pharma industry and academia. At Immatics US Inc., he has the role of Chief Technology Officer where he oversees Immatics’ biomarker and other target discovery capabilities. Dr Weinschenk is an inventor on many patents and co-authored publications in the cancer immunology field in prestigious peer-reviewed journals including Nature, Nature Medicine, Nature Immunology, Immunological Reviews and Cell Report. Dr Weinschenk studied biochemistry at the University of Tuebingen, Germany and at the Max-Planck-Institute, Munich, Germany.

Research Interest

 Dr Weinschenk is an inventor on many patents and co-authored publications in the cancer immunology field in prestigious peer-reviewed journals including Nature, Nature Medicine, Nature Immunology, Immunological Reviews and Cell Report.