Dr. Christoph Brücher holds a degree in chemistry and studied in Mainz, Berlin, and Frankfurt. After initial positions as a scientist at Hoechst and Aventis Group, he transitioned to the field of Business Development and Licensing, first at Biotest AG as Director of Business Development and then at Evonik AG in the BL Health Care as Head of Global Business Development and Contracts. Currently, Dr. Brücher, as Vice President, oversees the Business Transformation & Licensing department at Hovione. For more than 20 years, he has been engaged in the fields of chemistry, pharma, and biotech with research and development collaborations, development services, and licensing businesses and is a specialist in partnering, dealmaking, negotiations, and contract design.