Otto Schwarz
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
United States of America
Biography
Education: PhD in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Vienna, Austria; postdoc at the University of Florida, Gainesville, US (Professor Katritzky). Professional background: Executive VP Commercial Operations, Nycomed; Member Executive Board Business Strategy & Commercial Operations, Altana Pharma AG; various managerial positions at Schering-Plough in Austria, Canada, the US, Germany and at a regional European level, and prior to that with Eli Lilly Austria and Switzerland. President, Business Strategy & Operations, Actelion, 2008–2011.
Research Interest
Pharmaceutical chemistry