François Martelet
Chairman of the Board
Advisory
Vortex Biosciences Inc
United States of America
Biography
François served as CEO of Avax Technologies Inc., a US biotech company specialised in therapeutic oncology vaccines. He has also held senior level commercial positions at Merck & Co, Inc. (VP & Global Franchise Head-Oncology), Novartis Pharma (SVP & Head of Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa), Schering-Plough and Eli Lilly. François gained a Doctorate in Medicine and a Master’s Degree in Business from Dijon University, and holds a Degree in Legal Medicine from R. Descartes University School of Medicine, Paris. He is also a graduate of the Advanced General Management Program at INSEAD. François Martelet’s awards include the Pasteur Institute medal (1989) and the Knight of the French National Order Merit (2011).
Research Interest
international commercial strategies
