Tom J. van Haarlem

Chief Executive Officer
Ophthalmology
VISUfarma
Netherlands

Business Expert Ophthalmology
Biography

Tom has over 25 years of experience as an executive in various commercial, strategic and R&D leadership positions at global pharmaceutical companies in Europe and in the USA, where he lived most of his career. Prior to joining VISUfarma as Chief Executive Officer in 2016, Tom was President of Novaer in New Jersey (USA), which he founded in 2012 to develop a sustained drug delivery implant for glaucoma treatment. In 2005, Tom founded Aerie Pharmaceuticals and was the company’s President and CEO through its subsequent IPO in 2013, having raised $74 million of venture capital funding since its inception.   

Research Intrest

Ophthalmology