Francois Smuts

Francois Smuts has a strong background in the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Francois is currently the Founder of BioNexus, a position they have held since July 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as the Associate Director of International Scientific Medical Affairs starting in October 2022. Before joining Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., François held various roles at Abbott. From June 2020 to October 2022, they served as the Global Market Access Strategy Manager. Francois also worked as the Global Medical Manager for Women's Health from February 2018 to June 2020, and as the Head of Medical Affairs for the English Africa Cluster from February 2017 to January 2018. Before Abbott, François worked at Merck Pty Ltd as the Medical Affairs Manager for South East Africa from September 2010 to June 2014, and at Abbott as the Medical Affairs Manager for South Africa and English Portuguese Africa from July 2014 to December 2016.

Francois Smuts has a Bachelor's degree in Medical Sciences from the University of Pretoria, which they obtained from 2002 to 2007. In 2008, they pursued further studies at the same university, achieving a BSc (Hons) in Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. Later, in 2014-2015, they attended Wits Business School, where they completed a MAP degree in Business Administration and Management, General. Most recently, from 2020 to 2022, they pursued a Global Master of Public Health (GMPH) at Imperial College London, specializing in Public Health.