Karen Huebscher, CEO of Solvias, a Swiss-headquartered world leader in contract research, development and manufacturing, explains her decision to join the company after a distinguished career at Novartis, the evolution of pharmaceutical client demands, and Solvias’s evolving international footprint.
After more than 15 years with Switzerland’s largest life sciences group Novartis, you set up your own company, joining Solvias as board member before becoming CEO in March 2014. Why at this stage of your career did you choose to cross the border line, move to the services side of the industry and join a mid-sized Swiss coy?
"We are going through a major portfolio change, where we have stepped out of a few activities such as animal testing."
