Philip Gotwals

Global Head, Business Development and Licensing at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.

Philip Gotwals is Global Head, BD&L, at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR) where he oversees business development efforts for all disease areas and technology platforms. Previously, Phil was Executive Director, Exploratory Immuno-Oncology, and instrumental in building NIBR’s immuno-oncology strategic research area including the CAR-T platform. He has more than 20 years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, leading internal and collaborative R&D programs from drug discovery to new drug application filing, and leading the licensing of product candidates.  Phil holds a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of California at Berkeley, and completed postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.