Johan Van Hoof

Mr. van Hoof is a Belgian national, born in 1957.

Former Global Therapeutic Area Head, Infectious Diseases & Vaccines, R&D at Janssen, the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson. Formerly Chief Operating Officer, R&D of Johnson & Johnson pharmaceuticals. Before joining Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Van Hoof acquired more than 20 years of experience in the vaccine industry, having worked with Pasteur Mérieux Connaught (today Sanofi Aventis), Chiron Vaccines and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals. During this period, he held leadership roles with increasing responsibilities covering discovery, clinical development, QA-QC, and regulatory affairs.

Current positions: Working through his private one-man company, he acts as independent advisor for the biotech/vaccine industry and for not-for-profit organizations/academia. This includes a role as (independent) Chief Scientific advisor to Ziphius, a startup vaccine company focused on self-amplifying mRNA-based vaccines, still at pre-clinical stage.

Special competences: Extensive strategic and operational (international) experience in discovery, development and licensing of vaccines.