Jan van de Winkel

Jan van de Winkel is Chairman of the Board of Directors of HOOKIPA. He is also co-founder of Genmab, having served as President, Research & Development and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of the company until his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 2010. Prior to Genmab, Jan served as Vice President (VP) and Scientific Director of Medarex Europe. During his 30 years in the therapeutic antibody field, he has authored over 300 scientific publications and has been responsible for more than 100 patents and pending patent applications. Jan is a Professor of Immunotherapy at Utrecht University in The Netherlands. His other roles of seniority include: member of the Board of Directors of LEO Pharma and Omega Alpha SPAC. Jan holds MS and PhD degrees from the University of Nijmegen in The Netherlands.