Andreas Plueckthun
pharmaceutical
Molecular Partners AG
Germany
Biography
Andreas Plueckthun is Member of Board of the Directors of Molecular Partners Ltd. He studied Chemistry at Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg and received his graduate education at the University of California San Diego, where he obtained a Ph.D. in 1982 in the group of Prof. Edward Dennis. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the Chemistry Department of Harvard University (1982-85). From 1985 until 1993, he was group leader at the Genzetrum and Max-Planck-Institut fuer Biochemie in Martinsried, Germany. He was appointed to the faculty of the University of Zuerich as a Full Professor of Biochemistry in 1993. His scientific work in the antibody field has been honored by a number of international awards. In 1992, he co-founded the Munich biotechnology company MorphoSys, which is a leading antibody company with successful deals with all major pharmaceutical companies.
Research Interest
pharmaceutical
