- Paul Stoffels
Paul Stoffels (b.
8 March ,1962 ,Turnhout ,Belgium ) is a Belgian MD, who studied Medicine at the University of Hasselt and theUniversity of Antwerp (UA). In addition he studied Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at thePrince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine inAntwerp ,Belgium . He is a son of Lode Stoffels, who led the chemical factory of Janssen Pharmaceutica in Geel, Belgium.Career
Stoffels worked for 4 years as a physician and researcher of
HIV /AIDS inAfrica , where he metPeter Piot . In1991 , he returned to Belgium and became the Head of Development for the HIV compounds atJanssen Pharmaceutica inBeerse ,Belgium . In1993 he was promoted to Director of Clinical Research and Development for Infectious Diseases and Dermatology. In1997 , he left Janssen Pharmaceutica and together withRudi Pauwels co-founded the biotech companiesTibotec andVirco .WhenJohnson & Johnson acquired Tibotec-Virco in April2002 , he became Company Group Chairman of the Global Virology Franchise at Johnson & Johnson and Chairman of Tibotec.ee also
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Paul Janssen , founder of Janssen Pharmaceuticaource
* [http://www.trends.be/articles/index.jsp?articleID=42350§ionID=1527&siteID=4 Paul Stoffels - Johnson & Johnson]
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* [http://www.virtuelecampus.be/main.aspx?c=ALUMNI&n=40076 Alumnus of 2005] (UA)
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