Contacts Animal Health Partnering

Megan is a molecular geneticist by training with a PhD in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  She has more than 20 years of global health science experience, holding a variety of positions in both the public and private sectors.  Megan is a firm believer in the power of partnership to accelerate the development of next generation breakthroughs that will improve the health and well-being of animals now and in the future.

Xiaoping received her Veterinarian Medicine degree from Yangzhou University (China) and her PhD degree from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University. With 20 years of extensive scientific research experience in both academia and the pharmaceutical industry, Xiaoping has held a variety of positions, in both China and the US, in Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health R&D. She is passionate about improving the health and well-being of animals and delivering value through scientific innovation.

Joanna has a PhD in Biochemistry from the Technical University of Berlin and an MBA from the University of Bradford School of Management. She has more than 10 years of experience in a variety of roles in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry. When it comes to partnership, Joanna highly values effective communication, working to achieve shared goals and building mutual trust.

Christoph has a university background in Molecular Biotechnology, Economics, and Finance. He has more than 15 years of experience in Corporate M&A, BD&L, as well as Country and Regional Management. Christoph is passionate about teaming up with external partners to advance & accelerate the development of relevant innovation in the animal health market.

Laurent has more than 20 years of experience in animal health, where he has held different roles in scientific support, operational and strategic marketing and digital services. He is passionate about enhancing innovation in animal health by implementing long-term partnerships for mutual success.

Areas of Focus: Contracts and Transactions

Christian has more than 20 years of global human and animal health industry experience. He has held roles in regulatory affairs, project and key account management and global business transactions. What Christian enjoys most is to jointly create a win-win situation out of which a tangible business opportunity can originate.

Areas of Focus: Contracts and Transactions

Hervé has spent more than 25 years in R&D, working on vaccines and biotherapeutics (oncology) in animal health. Starting as head of the virology lab in Rhône-Mérieux, he then held various positions in Merial R&D including Global Head of R&D project leaders and Head of Biodevelopment and Bioresearch (Lyon laboratories), contributing to the development of several vaccines and biotherapeutic products.

Areas of Focus: Immunology & Inflammation; Oncology

Eva is a chemist by training and received her PhD in Pharmacy from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. With several years of experience in academic early research and human pharma production, she is now excited about collaborating with external partners to deliver innovative solutions for improving the health and well-being of animals.

Areas of Focus: Technologies

Lothar is a chemist by training with more than 20 years of experience working in global human and animal health companies. He has held roles in managing outsourced manufacturing and suppliers as well as in Business Development & Licensing and has special expertise in contract negotiations and project management. Lothar is passionate about delivering external innovative solutions for animal health and establishing genuine long-term collaborations with external partners.

Areas of Focus: Contracts and Transactions

Stephen trained as a Zoologist and has been working in the animal health industry for over 15 years. Before joining the animal health partnering team, he held roles in internal audit and finance with a focus on strategic projects and business development. Stephen believes strongly in creating winning collaborations that improve animals’ lives.

Areas of Focus: Contracts and Transactions

Arun has a PhD and more than 20 years of R&D experience in virology and vaccine development, having worked at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY and LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. His experience spans emerging viruses of swine, and high consequence viruses like foot-and-mouth disease and CSF. Arun enjoys working in collaboration with partners and thought leaders.

Areas of Focus: Infectious Diseases

Anisha has extensive negotiation and contract drafting experience with third parties in the public (university and government) and private sectors. Anisha has over 10 years of experience in the animal health industry across species and segments.

Areas of Focus: Contracts and Transactions

Kate has extensive experience in animal health and has held roles in clinical drug development, regulatory affairs and the commercial business. She thoroughly enjoys scientific collaboration and working with external partners to achieve shared goals.

Areas of Focus: Cardiometabolic Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Pain and Mobility; Oral Health

Takeshi joined Boehringer Ingelheim in 1986, leading target identification, evaluation and screening system development in Molecular Cellular Biology, before joining the Human Pharma Business Development and Licensing team in 2013. He has been responsible for scouting and evaluation of innovation opportunities in Japan and East Asia and is now also supporting Animal Health BD&L in the region.

Regional Focus: Japan and Korea

Sally received her master’s degree in veterinary medicine from Northeast Agricultural University (China) and her Master of Business Administration from Shenandoah University, VA, USA. With 14 years of experience in the animal health industry in a variety of roles including R&D, Scientific Affairs, Sales Operations and Marketing, Sally is passionate about bringing innovation to animal and human health by leveraging the integration of science and business through collaboration.

Regional Focus: China

Miwa has more than 25 years of experience in the life science industry, building breadth and depth of experience across a variety of roles. These include scouting and evaluation of in-licensing candidates at Ono Pharmaceutical, and managing investments in the biotech and MedTech industry working in venture capital. She received her master’s degree in pharmaceutical science from the University of Tokyo. Miwa is excited to establish successful collaborations, and bring value through Japan/Asia innovation, to solve some of the big challenges in animal health.

Regional Focus: Japan and Korea

Kent trained for his Pharmacy degree at the University of Bath, UK. He has several years of experience in business development in human pharmaceuticals and biotech companies in China. Kent is passionate about working with partners to bring innovations that will address unmet need and solve challenges in animal health.

Regional Focus: China