Dr. Rolf M. Zinkernagel, M.D.

Overview

Dr. Zinkernagel has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1999. He qualifies as an independent Non-Executive Director. He is a member of the Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee. Other activities. Dr. Zinkernagel is a member of the Swiss Society of Allergy and Immunology, the American Associations of Immunologists and of Pathologists, member of the Advisory Council of BMS Singapore, and Past President of the executive board of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS). He is also a member of the scientific advisory boards of Bio-Alliance AG, Germany; Aravis General Partner Ltd., Cayman Islands; Telormedix, Switzerland; Esbatech, Switzerland; Novimmune, Switzerland; Cancevir, Switzerland; xbiotech, Canada; Nuvo Research, Inc., Canada; ImVision, Germany, MannKind, California; and Laboratoire Koch, Switzerland. Dr. Zinkernagel is a science consultant to Chilka Ltd., Grand Cayman; Ganymed, Germany; and Zhen-Ao Group, China. He is also a member of the Advisory Panel of Swiss Re, Switzerland. Professional background. Dr. Zinkernagel graduated from the University of Basel with an M.D. in 1970. From 1992 to 2008, he was Professor and Director of the Institute of Experimental Immunology at the University of Zurich. Dr. Zinkernagel has received many awards and prizes for his work and contribution to science, the most prestigious being the Nobel Prize for Medicine, which he was awarded in 1996.