Moving on after a stellar three years at Bayer AG, Marianne De Backer had plenty of CEO job offers but the lure of returning to the infectious disease space to lead Vir Biotechnology, Inc. proved too strong to resist.
Big Year Ahead For New Vir CEO De Backer
2023 Could Be Transformational For US Biotech
Having played a pivotal role in changing pharma strategy at Bayer, Marianne De Backer tells Scrip about her goal to turn Vir into an infectious disease powerhouse as the firm prepares for critical Phase II data readouts in hepatitis B and D, as well as flu.
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