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The Biotech Concepts core team recruits itself from the former management of Anbics, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company. All members have an extensive industrial background related to biopharmaceutical product development and production. Our expertise is complemented by a strong network of experts with both, an academic and an industrial background.


Dr. med Guy Heynen, Managing Director and Head Medical Affairs

Born 1945 in Belgium. Citizen of Belgium with residence in Switzerland. Studied medicine. Work in Belgian National Foundation for Research and in internal medicine department of University Hospital Liege, Belgium. After 1982, Associate Medical Director of Pfizer Europe and Associate Director of Clinical Research at Pfizer International, NY, USA. 1985-1986, Group Project Director for antirheumatics and antibiotics at Pfizer International NY, USA. 1986-1996 Medical Director of Pfizer Switzerland. 1997-1998 European Team Leader for the Alzheimer drug Aricept and Medical Team Leader for anti-inflammatory drug franchise at Pfizer, NY, USA. Last before early retirement 2000, Medical Director at Pfizer Switzerland; 2003-2005 Medical Affairs responsibile at Anbics, Zürich.

Oktay Menekse, Head Product Development and Pharmaceutical Affairs

Born 1962 in Turkey. Citizen of Turkey and Switzerland. Studies in biology (molecular- and microbiology) at the University of Zurich. Qualifications: Senior Product Manager anti-infectives of Pfizer AG, Zurich, Head Product Development at Anbics.

PD Dr. Wolfgang Minas, Head R&D

Born 1960 in Germany. Studied biology at the University of Saarbrücken, Germany. PhD Thesis Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pasadena, CA,USA.Group Leader at the Institute of Biotechnology at the ETH, Zurich; Private Lecturer (PD) at ETH Zurich in Biotechnology; 2001 - 2004 Head R&D at Anbics and Bioferma.

Dr. Arno Reichert, Head Chemistry and Process Development

Born 1965 in Germany. Studied chemistry at the University of Saarbrücken, Germany. PhD Thesis, Department of Applied Microbiology, University of Saarbrücken; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences and Resource Recovery, Athenes, GA, USA. Group Leader in the R&D department Bioproducts/ Biocatysis, Biochemie G.m.b.H., Kundl, Austria; 2002 - 2004 Head Process Development at Anbics and Bioferma.

Dr. Katrin Hecht, Head Biology

Born 1960 in Germany. Studied biology at the University of Regensburg, Germany; 1986-1990 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Weizmann Institute of Sciences, Rehovot, Israel; 1991-1992 Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UC Berkely, Berkely, CA, USA; 1993-1995 Research Fellow at the Karolinska Insitute, Huddinge, Sweden; 1999-2002 Senior Scientist at the Institute of Biotechnology at the ETH, Zürich; 2004-2005 NDS-ETH-Zürich in Human Nutrition.





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