Mr. Mikkelsen currently serves as President, CEO and Board member of Ascendis Pharma, a pharmaceutical company he founded in 2007. He was previously President and CEO of LifeCycle Pharma, President of the Pharmaceutical Division of Maxygen, Inc., as well as co-founder of ProFound Pharma where he also served as co-CEO. Prior to that, Mr. Mikkelsen held various positions at Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company, including Vice President of Protein Discovery.
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