Claus Elsborg Olesen

Claus earned his Ph.D. in Physiology and Biophysics from Aarhus University in 2008 and has been engaged in both basic and applied research with an emphasis on structural biology and the function of membrane proteins ever since. Furthermore, Dr. Olesen has been involved in numerous drug development projects in both academic and industrial collaborations with both soluble and membrane protein targets. He is the author of a number of articles including two first authorship articles in Science and Nature. He is the co-founder of Pcovery ApS (2009) an antifungal Biotech situated in Copenhagen and NMD Pharma (2015) a biotech company focused on the development of new treatments for neuromuscular disorders. He is the coordinator of the Business Research Manager program at the faculty of Health at Aarhus University aimed at establishing more collaboration between the research at the university and the pharmaceutical industry. He is a former professional sailor having competed in America's Cup for Sweden in 2003 and participated in two Olympics representing Denmark (2004 & 2012).