Christian Elze BSc, MBA

Christian Elze is a founding partner of Catenion and has been developing the company’s business in Japan since 2008. He holds a BSc from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Columbia University. He has lived and worked in a dozen countries in Europe and the Americas and is a fluent speaker of English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. He is currently studying Japanese

In his work Christian is focusing on how translational research and the changing nature of biopharma innovation are re-shaping the respective roles of funding agencies, biopharma companies and academia in the research and development of new drugs Besides his consulting work, Christian frequently speaks about Emerging Technologies, Healthcare Reform, Pricing & Reimbursement, Biomedical Innovation, as well as Translational Research at industry conferences and universities in Japan, the US and Europe