Nico Stam

Dr Stam joined Acerta Pharma in January 2018 as Vice President Research Europe & Site Head of Acerta’s R&D site in The Netherlands. Dr Stam has over 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry, and held executive positions in business development & licensing, R&D portfolio management, strategy, merger & acquisition research, and R&D at Merck & Co, Schering-Plough, and Organon.

Furthermore, as business lead, he played a pivotal role in setting up fundraising activities for, several biotech start-ups and spin-out companies. In several of these companies, he served as interim CEO, or member of the advisory board.

Dr Stam received an MSc degree in Chemistry, and a PhD in immunology/cancer research from the Free University Amsterdam & Netherlands Cancer Institute. Furthermore, he holds a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) and is a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP™).