Gerhard Rank

Gerhard has over 10 years of drug development experience in biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Prior to joining Denteric, Gerhard was employed at Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) in Germany where he led CMC teams in the company’s CDMO business before becoming R&D Project Leader for biologics being developed by BI in the immunology, cardiovascular, ophthalmology and oncology therapeutic areas.

​Prior to BI, Gerhard was Principal Development Manager at Medicines Development for Global Health, working with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute to develop a rotavirus vaccine for neonates. He was also responsible for R&D activities and the manufacturing of Travelan at Immuron Ltd.

​Gerhard has a PhD in molecular biology from the Center of Molecular Biology, University of Heidelberg, Germany and completed postdoctoral research at the Rotary Bone Marrow Research Laboratory, Royal Melbourne Hospital, where he collaborated with several groups at WEHI. Gerhard also holds an honorary position (Senior Fellow), with the University of Melbourne in the Melbourne Dental School.