Biography
Hitto Kaufmann is currently the Chief R&D Officer at Hansa Biopharma.
Hitto Kaufmann has over 20 years’ experience as biopharma leader in the development of innovative medicines, advancement of strategic R&D partnerships, and building of next generation therapeutic platforms. His track record includes the development of approximately 100 biological therapeutic entities, many of them advanced by him actively steering strategic partnerships. Prior to joining Hansa, Hitto Kaufmann served as Chief Scientific Officer at Pieris Pharmaceuticals, directing discovery, technical development, CMC, data sciences, project management and alliance management departments. He furthermore was appointed site head of the R&D site of Pieris in Munich.
Prior to joining Pieris, Hitto Kaufmann held several executive positions at Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim. Hitto Kaufmann obtained his Ph.D. in Natural Science, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and a Master of Science degree in Biotechnology from the Technical University of Braunschweig and The Scripps Research Institute.