Michael E. Kamarck

Dr. Kamarck’s career in biopharmaceuticals spans over 35 years and includes senior executive positions at multiple leading pharmaceutical companies, as well as extensive expertise in product development and manufacturing. He is a global authority on the scale-up and commercialization of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. He is the Chairman of the Sanofi Biotech Advisory Council, providing strategic guidance to advance Sanofi’s biologicals business. Dr. Kamarck recently retired as Chief Technology Officer for Vir Biotechnology, Inc., following more than four years leading a multi-modality technical approach to the development of treatments for serious infectious diseases such as COVID-19 (sotrovimab), influenza and hepatitis B. Previously, Dr. Kamarck was the Senior Vice President of Global Vaccines and Biologics Manufacturing and President of Merck BioVentures. In this role, he was responsible for the worldwide manufacturing network in support of the vaccine portfolio and biologics businesses. Dr. Kamarck also held numerous senior executive positions at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, including President, Technical Operations and Product Supply as a member of the Wyeth Management Team. While with Wyeth, he was responsible for establishing a global biotechnology network of more than 10,000 employees to develop and manufacture numerous blockbuster products, including building the manufacturing facilities to deliver the global supply of Prevnar 13®. Dr. Kamarck also spent 16 years at Bayer AG serving in numerous roles, including Senior Vice President of Operations for Bayer Biologicals. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and has 20 issued patents. Dr. Kamarck received his BA from Oberlin College and his PhD in biochemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.