Sophie joined Genmab in May 2023 as Associate Director, Alliance Management, and is located in the office in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Before joining Genmab, Sophie has been working in several Business Development & Alliance Management positions for 8 years. After obtaining her Master’s degree in Cancer, Stem cells and Developmental Biology at Utrecht University, she started her career at ProQR Therapeutics in Leiden (NL). There, she worked in BD & AM, where she was responsible for the transaction coordination of a clinical stage in-licensing deal with Ionis Pharmaceuticals, as well as the management of this alliance and several other academic collaborations. After ProQR, she joined the Business Development team of Intravacc B.V. (NL), where she was introduced to the world of vaccine development during the unique circumstance of the global pandemic.