Maurits W. Geerlings
President and Chief Executive Officer
pharma
Formula Pharmaceuticals
Italy
Biography
Dr. Geerlings co-founded Formula Pharmaceuticals in 2009 and has more than 18 years of biopharmaceutical experience including general management, business development, international operations, biotech start-up, financing, government affairs, academic research, and strategic planning. Previously, Dr. Geerlings was a co-founder and former Director and Chief Operating Officer of Actinium Pharmaceuticals, an oncology focused biotechnology company; lead business development at Infinity Pharmaceuticals, a publicly traded oncology focused company; and served as Vice President, Business Development at Prism Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focusing on acute care medicines. Prior to joining Prism Pharma, Dr. Geerlings led business development activities in a variety of therapeutic areas with a predominant focus on oncology at Cephalon Inc., Alexion Pharmaceuticals and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. Dr. Geerlings earned his M.D. from The University of Utrecht, Faculty of Medicine, Utrecht, The Netherlands, and his M.B.A. from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. He holds an M.S. from the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Research Interest
pharmaceutical