Patrick Nef

Patrick Nef, Phd, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and acting CBO (Chief Business Officer). Patrick Nef holds a PhD from the University of Geneva (Switzerland) and has over 30 years of experience in R&D and early drug development in academia, biotechnology industry, small and large pharmaceuticals and non-for-profit public-private partnership foundation. He co-founded TransCure bioServices SAS in 2012 to develop human immune system mouse models for immuno-oncology, infectious and inflammation diseases. Previously he served as Chief Business Officer at Medicines for Malaria Venture from 2008 to 2011 to assist their efforts to reduce the burden of malaria in endemic countries by discovering, developing and facilitating delivery of new, effective and affordable antimalarial drugs. He was Chief Scientific Officer at Synosia Therapeutics Inc. from 2006 to 2008 to develop drugs for neuro-degenerative and psychiatric disorders, Chief Executive Officer at Faust Pharmaceutical SA in 2005 to develop CNS drugs and as Global Business Director, Vice-President & Disease Area Head for CNS at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. from 1996-2005. Before that he was Assistant Professor in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Geneva, Switzerland from 1992 and has published more than 46 peer-reviewed articles/reviews/patents.