Dirk Schmitt

Director Medical Affairs – DACH Region

Dirk Schmitt has extensive experience in medical affairs and education management, beginning with a freelance role from October 1993 to March 2001. Between 2001 and 2025, Dirk held various positions across leading pharmaceutical companies including Organon Pharmaceuticals, Encysive Germany GmbH, Pfizer, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., Astellas Gene Therapies, Taysha Gene Therapies, and ITF Pharma GmbH, focusing on specialties such as rare diseases, pulmonology, cardiology, and neuromuscular disorders. Currently, Dirk serves as an Associate Lecturer at Universitätsmedizin Essen and as Director Medical Affairs for the DACH Region at Avidity Biosciences, while also holding a Master's degree in Communication and a Staatsexamen in Human Medicine from Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.

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