Barbara Angehrn

Member of the Board of Directors

Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Prior to her role at Asceneuron, a research and development-focused biotech, she spent over four years (2018– 2022) as a Member of the Executive Committee (EVP) and Chief Business / Marketing Officer at Vifor Pharma Group (acquired in August 2022 by CSL). During her time as an executive at Vifor, Barbara had various responsibilities ranging from global commercial, Vifor's nephrology portfolio, and managing operations such as manufacturing, IT, IR, corporate communications, etc. Before joining Vifor Pharma, Barbara served as the Chief Executive Officer and founder of STEPSTONE Pharma from January 2015 to November 2018. She was also Vice President Europe at Exelixis from February 2014 to January 2015, and Head of Commercial EMEA at Onyx Pharmaceuticals from 2012 to 2014. Prior to these roles, Barbara spent more than ten years at Amgen in various leadership positions. 

Barbara Angehrn holds a Master’s degree in Finance and Capital Markets from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Binding interests: Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Asceneuron SA since October 2023, Non-Executive Director of Bellevue Group since March 2023 and owner and managing officer of STEPSTONE Pharma GmbH since January 2015.