Cobus Zwiegelaar

Cobus Zwiegelaar (PhD) Dr. Zwieglaar is co-founder and COO of AzarGen. He has a keen interest in business and has been involved in several ventures from an early age, which contributed to develop him as an entrepreneur. In his own words – “I was always dreaming of pursuing my passion for technology and science by taking my ideas to market and delivering exceptional products that will change the world.” Starting out with AzarGen directly after completion of his Masters studies at Stellenbosch University he set out to pursue that dream and make it a reality. After several years in keeping the business alive during his PhD studies and running an IT and web-design business on the side to pay his bills, the company was successful in obtaining significant seed funding, allowing him to pursue his lifelong passion. Dr. Zwieglaar is Chief-Scientist at AzarGen and he currently manages the product development as well as day to day business operations. Dr. Zwiegelaar is co-inventor of 2 patent families relating to AzarGen’s lead therapeutic candidate and synthetic promoter technology.