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Superior cancer therapeutics using transformative innovations.

At VERAXA Biotech, we strive to establish the premiere drug discovery and development engine for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and novel antibody-based therapy concepts. By wielding a suite of transformative technological innovations and applying thorough quality-by-design principles in drug discovery, we are accelerating the pipeline through clinical development. VERAXA Biotech originates from scientific discoveries made at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), a world-leading institute for life science research and groundbreaking enabling technologies.

Vision

VERAXA will deliver the next wave of smart cancer therapies with curative potential and far less side effects.

Mission

VERAXA aims to be at the forefront of this smartest generation of antibody-based cancer therapeutics.

We develop cancer programs that are based on:

  • antibodies selected for the highest therapeutic value

  • an advanced generation of ADCs with never seen flexibility and ease of production

  • novel ADCs and novel Bispecific antibody formats that elevate safety and efficacy to new levels

Managed by an experienced leadership team

Management

Christoph Antz
Ph.D., CEO, Co-Founder
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Christoph Antz
Ph.D., CEO, Co-Founder

Christoph is an experienced company executive and former venture capital manager in the fields of life sciences with special focus on drug development (small molecules and biologicals), diagnostics and instrumentation. Prior to VERAXA, he was Managing Director at Acousia Therapeutics (inner ear drug development) and Luxendo (light sheet microscopy).

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Torsten Bürgermeister
CFO
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Torsten Bürgermeister
CFO

Torsten has more than 20 years of professional and management experience within the fields of Finance and Business Development in global life science and tech companies such as Molecular Health, BASF Pharma, Techem Energy Services and Colt Telecom. He holds a Diploma in Business Administration from DHBW in Mannheim.

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Lars Hufnagel
Ph.D., CSO
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Lars Hufnagel
Ph.D., CSO

Lars has more than 15 years of experience in life sciences sector with a strong focus on integrating technologies from high precision instrumentation, software, photonics and biology. Prior to joining Veraxa he was General Manager and Vice President of Luxendo a Bruker company. Lars received his Ph.D. from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self Organization in Göttingen and has been Group Leader at EMBL Heidelberg and co-founded several companies in the biotechnology field.

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Heinz Schwer
Ph.D., MBA, CBO
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Heinz Schwer
Ph.D., MBA, CBO

Heinz is a successful entrepreneur in biotech industry. He currently serves EMBL Ventures as General Partner focusing on venture building in life science. Prior to that, Heinz was CEO of various biotech companies in Austria, The Netherlands and Germany of which all were acquired by large pharma or biotech companies. Heinz studied Chemistry in Regensburg and earned his PhD in Clinical Chemistry. He was postdoc at Harvard Medical School, USA and holds an MBA from Henley Business School, UK.

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Board of Directors

Oliver Baumann
Acting Chairman of the Board
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Oliver Baumann
Acting Chairman of the Board

Oliver is a passionate entrepreneur and has more than 17 years of experience in investment banking, capital market strategies and life science. From 2003 to 2019, he held various positions at Credit Suisse and Sloan Asset Management Capital, where he focused on alternative investments, research in the biotech and medical technology sectors, and institutional clients. In addition, he holds various active board memberships.

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Jürgen Bauer
Ph.D., Board Member
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Jürgen Bauer
Ph.D., Board Member

Jürgen has more than 22 years of experience in successful business development and technology transfer. He is Deputy Managing Director and Head of Business Development at EMBLEM Technology Transfer GmbH, the commercial arm of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Jürgen is a graduate of Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt (Biology) and holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology.

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David L. Deck
Board Member
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David L. Deck
Board Member

David is a deeply experienced entrepreneur in biotech with over 28 years of experience in company development and financing. David is focused on the life sciences industry and realized several successful exits in the area of biotech and Medtech up to date.

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Investors

VERAXA is a privately held company. Main shareholder is the Swiss company Xlife Sciences AG. Other shareholders are the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and its technology transfer arm EMBL Technology Transfer GmbH (EMBLEM), private investors, founders and management.

Join our team

We are your partner from target to antibody to ADC. Our unique antibody screening platform and proprietary ADC technology enable us to help you create the best targeted biotherapeutics for your application.

With partnership models tailored to your needs, we can join you at any step of your development journey, whether you are starting out with a target or are looking for a bioconjugation partner.

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