John de Koning, PhD, is a partner at LSP (Life Sciences Partners), one of Europe’s leading investors in the healthcare sector. Prior to joining LSP in 2006, Dr. Koning was the Managing Director of Semaia Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Hybrigenics). Previously, he was a senior researcher within several prestigious medical research labs. Dr. Koning currently serves on the boards of Merus (NASDAQ: MRUS), eTheRNA, GTX medical and Aelin Therapeutics. He also served on the boards of several other companies, such as argenx (NASDAQ: ARGX), BMEYE (acquired by Edwards Lifesciences) and Prosensa (acquired by BioMarin).