Friedrich Mayer

Dr Friedrich Mayer has 45 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, both in drugs (small molecules and proteins) and vaccines. Starting at the Sandoz Research Institute in Vienna, he moved to corporate headquarters in Basel, Switzerland (now Novartis) as global project leader. He built and led multidisciplinary global project teams, taking NMEs from research through registration to life cycle management. After retiring from Novartis, Dr Mayer worked in small biotechnology firms. He has extensive experience in the areas of dermatology, infectious diseases (fungal, bacterial, viral and protozoal), gynecology, bone diseases, endocrinology, immunology, wound healing, veterinary medicine and medical devices. He holds a Dr.Sc. (Chemistry) from the University of Technology in Vienna, Austria and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.