Prof. Dr. Andrea Pfeifer is CEO of AC Immune, a Biotech company with four products in clinical development for Alzheimer´s disease, which she co-founded in 2003 (www.acimmune.com). As former Head of Nestlé's Global Research in Lausanne, Switzerland, she has more than 25 years of senior management experience leading the development of the first Functional Food and Cosmeceutical Products. During this time, she also co-founded the Nestlé Venture Capital Fund, a EUR 100 Mio. Life Sciences corporate venture fund. She is Chairwoman of BioMedInvest AG, serves on the board of Symrise AG and holds a professorship from the EPFL, Lausanne. Prof. Pfeifer is a registered Pharmacist and Toxicologist and author of more than 200 papers and abstracts in leading scientific journals. In 2009, she was recognized as Technology Pioneer by the WEF and Swiss Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst&Young. Additional recognitions include the BioAlps prize 2013, the election as one of the top 10 women in biotech from Fierce Biotech and one of the 300 most influential personalities in Switzerland.

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