Francois Lehembre

Francois Lehembre is a highly experienced professional in oncology and drug discovery, currently serving as Senior Director and Head of Cancer Cell Targeting at Servier since October 2023. Previously, Francois held multiple senior director and group leader roles at Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd from June 2017 to October 2023, focusing on oncology biology and drug discovery. Earlier experience includes leadership positions at Actelion from January 2009 to June 2017, where responsibility encompassed guiding projects from research to pre-clinical development in oncology. Francois began academic training with a senior post-doctoral position at the University of Basel, following a post-doctoral role at the Friedrich Miescher Institute, and holds a PhD in human genetics related to leukemia from Pierre and Marie Curie University.