Ulrik B. Nielsen

Biography

Ulrik B. Nielsen, Ph.D. has served as a member of our board of directors since January 2015 and is one of our co-founders. Dr. Nielsen led our research and drug discovery from when he joined us in 2002 to January 2015, including as our Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer from March 2009 until January 2015. Dr. Nielsen has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Torque Inc., a biotechnology company, since January 2015. Dr. Nielsen also served as Chief Executive Officer of Silver Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of ours, from July 2010 to March 2014. Dr. Nielsen holds a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.S. in biochemistry from the University of Copenhagen. 

Research Interest

Merrimack helped develop the first high-density protein arrays, a groundbreaking technology at the time, that made the measurement of system dynamics possible. As a result, we were able to build computational models that could predict system behavior, and gain valuable insight into tumor anatomy, addiction, and adaptation.