A BIOTECH JOURNEY: DO'S & DON'TS, TIPS & TRICKS

Friday, February 11, 14:00 - 15:15

Hans Schikan | Top Team Member Health~Holland and Special Envoy for Vaccines Dutch Ministry of Health

Hans Schikan brings more than 30 years experience in the (bio)pharmaceutical sector. He was CEO of Prosensa in The Netherlands, a company focusing on rare diseases. During his leadership, Prosensa established a collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline and listed on NASDAQ in 2013. The company was acquired by BioMarin in 2015 for up to USD 840 million. Previously he was with Genzyme and Organon. Currently he serves on the board of several public and private biopharma companies in The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. He is co-founder and vice chairman of Pharvaris, which was listed on NASDAQ in February 2021. Since 2012, Hans is member of the Top Team of the Dutch Top Sector for Life Sciences & Health. Finally, he was appointed as Special Envoy Vaccines by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports in February 2021.