Giacomo Di Nepi, CEO of innovative Swiss specialty pharma outfit Polyphor, discusses his decision to join the company in 2016, his main priorities, and the potential impact of an IPO in the next two years.
Having previously held senior leadership responsibilities with Takeda and Novartis, spending time as partner at McKinsey & Co., and most recently serving as executive VP and General Manager Europe for InterMune until its acquisition by Roche, why did you decide to come to Polyphor in 2016?
"In the past, antibiotics were a tough industry, and there was very little research done. What is happening now is that this is becoming a very serious medical problem; antimicrobial resistance by 2050 will kill more people than cancer"
