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Manfred Auer

parkinsons.org.uk

Manfred Auer is a published External Drug Discovery Adviser with the Parkinson’s Research Ventures programme. Own biography: Following his PhD at the MPI for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Manfred spent 20 years at Novartis in which he progressed from Labhead to worldwide Executive Director for Innovative Screening Technologies in 2004. In 2009 he made was Professor for Chemical and Translational Biology at the University of Edinburgh, UK, where he stayed for 15 years. Manfred’s expertise lies in the development and application of drug discovery technologies with focus on computational and experimental quantitative biology. Manfred’s current work roles include memberships of boards of Directors and Advisory Panels, and consulting for biotech companies, charitable organisations and universities. The adviser/operating affiliation is distinct from a statutory directorship or personal cash check.