Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 17, 2003
ALEXANDER von GABAIN is Chief Executive Officer and co-Founder of
Intercell AG in Vienna. Earlier he was Chairman of the Department of
Microbiology and Genetics at the renowned research campus of the Vienna
Biocenter/IMP. Mr. Von Gabain's scientific career has taken him to
outstanding institutions such as the Universities of Heidelberg and
Stanford and to the Nobel Karolinska Institute in Stockholm where he
served as Professor of Medical Biotechnology and later as Foreign
Adjunct Professor. His research interest is in the field of microbial
gene expression, host-parasite interactions and immunology. The results
of his research in gene expression have found their way into advanced
textbooks on bacterial physiology. He is a member of numerous
professional organizations, co-publisher of scientific journals and by
working as a consultant to pharmaceutical companies and organizing
prestigious conferences, he has established a range of worldwide
contacts. Profile
operations?
Mr. von Gabain: Intercell became operational in 1999. It's a very young
company, but this has not prevented
