Xavier Jacq
Xavier joined Almac Discovery in 2018 and is leading the biology team for the company’s small molecule discovery. He has over 18 years of industry experience and a track record in early stage discovery and development for highly innovative oncology and CNS drug target classes.
Click to Read MoreXavier’s career has spanned time in biotech and pharma. At Kudos Pharmaceuticals/AstraZeneca, the company responsible for the discovery of the first PARP inhibitor (Lynparza®), he led the preclinical ATR project. He has also worked at Hybrigenics and co-founded MISSION Therapeutics where he further developed his deep understanding of the ubiquitin proteasome pathway. Additionally, Xavier has worked for Sanofi-Synthelabo and Lectus Therapeutics.
Prior to a post-doctoral position at Colombia University (NYC, USA), in oncology, Xavier received his Ph.D in Biochemistry from Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, France.