Jochen Stritzker

CSO / CEO at LoopLab Bio GmbH

Speaker

Jochen is Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and current CEO of LoopLab. With over 20 years of experience in industrial and academic research in Europe and the US, his expertise is focused on immunotherapy, infectious diseases, molecular imaging, biomarkers, and translational research. Throughout his career, Jochen has held senior research roles, including Senior Principal Scientist at MSD, where he led the oncolytic virus and vaccine programs. He joined MSD following the acquisition of Themis Bioscience where he was Senior Vice President Immunotherapy. Prior to Themis, Jochen worked at Genelux in positions of increasing responsibility including Associate VP of Research where he was responsible for the company's cancer immunotherapy research as well as strategic partnerships. Jochen holds a PhD and a masters in biology from the University of Würzburg, Germany.