Ralf M. Altmeyer is a German virologist who leads the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai,[1] a joint institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institut Pasteur and Shanghai Municipal Government, founded in 2004.
Ralf Altmeyer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1966 |
| Nationality |  German |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Stony Brook Institut Pasteur, Paris University of Tübingen |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | virology, influenza, SARS, infectious diseases, HIV, microbiology |
| Institutions | Institut Pasteur of Shanghai Griffith University of Australia |
He completed his pre-doctoral studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and holds a Ph. D. (1994) from Institut Pasteur in Paris, where he also completed his postdoctoral thesis on neuropathogenesis of HIV infections (1996).[citation needed]
His research interests including respiratory diseases, Hepatitis C, HIV, and focus on anti-infective therapeutic strategies.[citation needed]
During his career of fifteen years at Institut Pasteur and the Pasteur international network, Ralf Altmeyer held various management positions including the position of CEO of the HKU-Pasteur Research Centre in Hong Kong. From 2003 to 2006 Ralf Altmeyer was the architect of a successful restructuring and establishment of the organization's new strategy.[2]
He left Institut Pasteur in 2006 to become the President of CombinatoRx-Singapore,[3] the infectious disease subsidiary of CombinatoRx (NASDAQ:CRXX), established in 2005 in collaboration with Bio*One Capital in Singapore. Ralf Altmeyer left CombinatoRx-Singapore in summer 2009 subsequent to the acquisition of the company by Forma Therapeutics. In 2011, he founded Advance BioChina, a Shanghai-based incubator company that helps global biotech companies access the Chinese market.
Ralf Altmeyer also holds the position of adjunct professor at Griffith University of Australia, Institute of Glycomics.[4]
References
edit- ^ Official press release on the Chinese Academy of Sciences website - Feb 1, 2010 "IPS Appoints New Director General---Chinese Academy of Sciences". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ Official statement on the HKU-PRC Research Centre - July 2006 Archived 2009-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Speaker list of the BioInvest Asia 2008 Forum
- ^ List of staff at Institute of Glycomics of Griffith University Archived 2009-10-04 at the Wayback Machine