Luzi A. von Bidder was until recently Chairman of the Swiss-listed company Acino Holding AG, a pharmaceutical company focused on novel drug delivery forms which was acquired by Pharma Strategy Partners GmbH in December 2013. Mr von Bidder is currently on the Board of several other private healthcare companies, including Ferring and Solvias. Between 1992 and 2002, prior to joining Acino, M. von Bidder served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Novartis Ophthalmics AG, a subsidiary of the Swiss arm of Novartis. He also served as a member of the Novartis Pharma Executive Committee and held various positions at Ciba-Geigy. Mr von Bidder graduated in Economics from HSG University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).

 Ophthalmology, Pharmaceuticals