Executive veteran of the biopharmaceutical industry with extensive global leadership experience in translational science, clinical development and medical affairs.

Chief Medical Officer of ASC Therapeutics, former CMO for Symvivo, Myriad Genetics and CellMax Life, Vice President for Becton Dickinson and Global Medical Head for Abbott/AbbVie.

Senior medical leader experienced in matrixed, line management and consulting for biotechs, midsize and large pharma companies. Extensive expertise in gene therapy, immuno-oncology , immuno-therapy, genomics and protein/cell diagnostics, predominantly focused on oncology, hematology and autoimmunity, including personalized medicine, molecular and cellular biomarkers.

Holding a tenured Professorship of Immunology at the University of Leon, Spain. Received PhD from the University of Wuerzburg, Germany and MD from the University of Salamanca, Spain.