Nelson L. Levy

Dr. Levy has served as chairman of the board of directors of the CoreTechs Corporation since 1993, as well as CEO since its founding in 1985. He has also served as president of Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan’s second-largest pharmaceutical company, now known as Astellas Pharma), and, from 1981 to 1984, was vice president of pharmaceutical research at Abbott Laboratories. From 1973 to 1981, Dr. Levy held multiple appointments at Duke University Medical Center, including tenured professor of immunology, neurology, and neurosurgery.

Dr. Levy was graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, and his Ph.D., in immunology, from Duke University, where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in immunology and also completed residency training in neurosurgery.

Dr. Levy co-founded ChemBridge Corporation in 1993 to bring the excellence of Russian chemistry to the service of Western pharmaceutical and chemical companies. He has served continuously on the board of directors of this highly successful enterprise, which names amongst its customers and collaborators almost every pharmaceutical company in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan.