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Joerg Reinhardt, Ph.D

Chief Operating Officer

Novartis AG ADS (NVS)

Industry: Healthcare

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Joerg Reinhardt graduated with a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Saarbruecken, Germany, in 1981. He joined Sandoz Pharma Ltd. in 1982 and held positions of increasing responsibility in Research and Development for the company. In 1994, he was named Head of Development for Sandoz Pharma Ltd. After the merger that created Novartis in 1996, Joerg Reinhardt became Head of Preclinical Development and Project Management for Novartis and assumed the position of Head of Pharmaceutical Development in 1999. From 2006 to 2008, he served as Head of the Vaccines and Diagnostics Division. On December 1, 2008, he was named Chief Operating Officer of Novartis. He chairs the Board of Directors of the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Foundation in La Jolla, California.


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