Edward B. Berg

Mr. Berg has practiced law for more than 30 years and has represented Fortune 500 and mid-cap companies in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and life sciences. He joined Vaxart from BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., where he served as VP, Deputy General Counsel since 2018.

Mr. Berg has served in senior legal positions at prominent health care companies for much of his career. His broad experience includes leading teams of attorneys in commercial and clinical operations, providing counsel for numerous transactions and working with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with the numerous rules and regulations that govern the life sciences industry.

Among his many contributions at BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Mr. Berg and his legal team counseled on product launches and supported internal and external collaborative efforts that led to the development of an innovative early pipeline in the competitive gene therapy space.

Prior to BioMarin Pharmaceutical, he served as VP Legal in the BioPharm division of Sandoz US, a Novartis Company. As the head attorney supporting Novartis’ biosimilars/complex generics unit, he reconfigured and streamlined legal support and advised on product development in the biosimilar market.

Mr. Berg’s previous roles include Deputy General Counsel, Pharmaceutical Operations for Sanofi-Aventis U.S. and Sanofi NA Pharmaceuticals, and Senior Corporate Counsel, Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Inc. He began his career in health care as Senior Attorney/Associate Counsel for Merck & Co, Inc.

Mr. Berg graduated from Washington University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in economics and political science. He earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.