Harald Rau has served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer, managing the research group at Ascendis Pharma since December 2007. Prior to Ascendis Pharma, Mr. Rau served as the Chief Scientific Officer of Complex Biosystems GmbH, a biotechnology company Mr. Rau co-founded in 2002, which was acquired by Ascendis Pharma in December 2007. Prior to co-founding Complex Biosystems, Mr. Rau worked with Graffinity Pharmaceuticals AG, a biotechnology company, from 1998 to 2002 and served as its Director of Chemistry from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Rau holds a doctorate from the University of Freiburg
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