Jordan Guyon

What is your background?
I hold a PharmD and a dual degree from EM Lyon Business School, with a major in Entrepreneurship.

What/who inspired you to go into the life sciences? Has there been someone instrumental throughout your journey?
I discovered biology at a young age through scientific reviews for children. I remember being immediately fascinated by its complexity and the harmony of how everything worked together in living systems. As I grew older, I encountered health issues within my circle of family and friends, which left me with a profound sense of injustice. Why was this happening? Why couldn’t we find cures? This experience sparked my desire to work in the field of medicine. The final piece of the puzzle came from my high school chemistry teacher, whose passion for the subject inspired me. This is how I came to see the pharmaceutical field as the perfect blend for me of biology, medicine, and molecular development.

Amir Hefni

Amir, you’ve had an impressive international career across various countries and therapeutic areas. What unique perspectives and insights have you gained from your global experience that you bring to Resolution Therapeutics? I am a big believer in the power of diversity. Having had the pleasure of working across several countries and therapeutic areas, I found the best approach to solving the biggest problems is through the lens of diverse perspectives. It’s not always easy, in fact at times It can feel uncomfortable and frustrating, especially when you are convinced that your approach is the right one. However, if I reflect on some of the toughest challenges I have faced in my career, it is the diversity of perspectives from the team around the table that delivers the best ideas. It makes the impossible possible! 

Mads Stoustrup

If you had to describe yourself with one word, what would you choose? Resilient. What is your background? I hold an MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen, supplemented by executive education courses at Harvard Business School, INSEAD, IMD, and Kellogg Business School. With over 20 years of experience in the life sciences industry, I’ve held various commercial leadership roles. My career has been driven by a passion for business growth, patient care, commercialization, and the intersection of technology, people, and business.

Joshi Venugopal

If you must describe yourself in one word, what would that be? Breadth – I have consciously pursued broad experiences over narrow specialization. I love to connect the dots to create value and feel that innovations happen at the intersection of disciplines. I trained as a cell biology scientist, worked in research, development, and commercial organizations at Novartis. Leading extensive teams across three continents has been part of my journey. Variety, as they say, is the spice of life, and Novartis has consistently provided me with opportunities to explore new horizons.

Klaus Dugi

Tell us more about your background and what is your team building at Vandria. I am a physician by training. I spent four years as a PostDoc at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, USA, and subsequently received my clinical training at Heidelberg University Hospital in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology. Inspired by the opportunity to develop new medicines to improve outcomes for patients, I moved from academic medicine to pharmaceutical drug development in 2003.

Erik van den Berg

Could you tell us more about yourself? I enjoy working with dedicated teams of highly skilled professionals to develop innovative products whilst achieving ambitious goals. You could say I am very result-oriented and a team player. Privately, I love playing sports and enjoy good food and company. Professionally, I am and have been involved in creating and growing high-technology companies where I have led several large deals and financing rounds from seed financing through IPO.

Margrit Schwarz

Who inspired you to get into the life sciences? My interest for life science was nurtured by my father, who was both a chemist and a photographer; he took me along on hikes and then to the lab where I spent hours staring through a microscope, examining the things I had just picked up on the trail. It instilled in me a deep fascination for all things ‘Nature’, from patterns of life that repeat regardless of scale, to endless curiosity for – simply put – why things are the way they are!

Jalil Rasheed

Not many people can say the’ve been a ceo for 14 years when they are not yet 40 years old. What are some of the reasons for your success? as fortunate to have joined Aberdeen (abdrn now) as a Graduate Trainee when they were still small. At that point, the firm wanted to have offices in many places and as we were