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Heiko von der Leyen

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Heiko Echter von der Leyen (born 2 June 1955) is a German physician and member of the noble family von der Leyen.

Von der Leyen is married to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

Since December 2020, he is Medical Director of the US biotech company Orgenesis which is specialized in cell and gene therapies.[1]

Life

Born in 1955, the son of physician Ulrich von der Leyen (1918–1992) and his wife Cornelia Maria née Groth (1922–2014), he studied Medicine at the University of Hamburg before pursuing further studies at Hanover Medical School. He joined the faculty of Stanford University from 1992 to 1996.[2] He received his Habilitation doctorate at Hanover Medical School in 1998 becoming Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine and Experimental Cardiology at Hanover Medical School in 2002.[3]

Von der Leyen became the Director of Hanover Clinical Trial Center GmbH in 2005; Hanover Clinical Trial Center (HCTC) is an academic clinical research organization located at the campus of Hanover Medical School.[4]

His family are Lutheran members of the Evangelical Church of Germany. Heiko married Ursula née Albrecht in 1986 and they have seven children.

Since December 2020, he is Medical Director of the US biotech company Orgenesis which is specialized in cell and gene therapies. Orgenesis Inc. is a pioneering global biotech company committed to accelerating commercialization and transforming the delivery of cell and gene therapies (CGTs) while lowering costs. Orgenesis has a cell-based vaccine platform targeting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as other viral diseases such as Zika, West Nile Virus, Yellow Fever, Dengue Fever, MERS, HCV and Cytomegalovirus infection (CMV).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Badenschier, Franziska. "Streit über Stammzellgesetz: Kleines Forschungsgebiet sorgt für großes Brimborium – DER SPIEGEL – Wissenschaft". www.spiegel.de.
  3. ^ "APV". APV Mainz. 25 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Medizinische Hochschule Hannover : Koordinationszentrum für klinische Studien HCTC – KKS". www.mhh.de.
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