title: Hans Küpper discusses science and venture capital.
abstract: Hans Küpper has over 30 years of experience in the biotechnology industry in areas from research to R&D management, technology assessment and business acquisitions. He received his PhD in 1974 from the University of Heidelberg. After additional academic research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA and at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, he joined Biogen in 1980. Here, he held various R&D positions, the last of which was Assistant Research Director. In 1985, he joined Behringwerke AG, Marburg, to build up and head the company's Molecular Biology Department and thereafter became Head of R&D of the Immunology/Oncology Business Unit. In 1999 he joined Global Life Science Ventures at their Munich office. Dr Küpper is the author of numerous publications and patents/applications and has also served as a consultant to the Pharmaceutical Industry and the European Commission. He is a board member of several early stage companies in the life sciences.
authors.affiliation: Global Life Science Ventures GmbH, Von-der-Tann-Strasse 3, D-80539 Münich, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Küpper
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D002202:Capital Financing / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends