Marek Chauncey joined IkerChem in January 2009. He holds a Doctorate in Organic Chemistry from the University of Ulster at Coleraine and started his career in the biotechnology industry in R+D subsequently gaining more than 25 years international experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and pharma fine chemicals industry in the EU and Japan. He has worked in Celltech, the Daiichi Pharmaceuticals group, SPL, Uquifa and Medichem. His experience includes time in R+D, product development and business development in senior management roles. Dr Chauncey has been on the Board of Directors of two companies prior to joining IkerChem as CEO.
Dr. Cossío is professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of the Basque Country. He did several post-docs at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scietifique (CNRS) in Bourdeaux. He has more than 130 publications and patents in organic, medicinal and theoretical chemistry. His group was selected in 2007 as one of the most productive groups at the chemistry faculty of the University of the Basque Country. His wide knowledge in organic chemistry and computer aided drug design provides the company with a highly valuable background in the process of drug design and novel synthetic methods.
fernando.cossio@ikerchem.com
