Vanessa Currat
General Counsel, Director IP and Legal Affairs, De
Pharmaceuticals
Debiopharm
Switzerland
Biography
Vanessa Currat holds a Master of Business Law ("DESS") from the University of Paris V - René Descartes and a Master of International Economical Law from Paris I – La Sorbonne ("DEA"). She has more than 20 years of management experience in the biopharma industry with particular expertise in: negotiation of licensing and acquisition deals, Intellectual Property management including strategy conception and implementation, risk management, competition, corporate and labor law. She also has a successful track record in handling worldwide commercial and patent litigations. Prior responsibilities include positions at Kimbrough & Associates, Alcatel-Lucent, Vetrotech, and Debiotech. She joined Debiopharm International SA in 1996 where she served as lawyer and IP Counsel, becoming IP Manager in 2000. Since implementing the merge of the IP and Legal Services departments in 2006, she has been the head of Legal Affairs of Debiopharm Group. She joined the Executive Committee in 2014.
Research Interest
Business
