Morten Otto Alexander Sommer

Morten Sommer is a Scientific Director of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at the University of Denmark. In parallel to his academic career, Professor Morten Otto Alexander Sommer has been focused on translating research progress from his laboratory into start-ups. He has co-founded six life science companies, amongst them are SNIPR Biome and UNION therapeutics. The six start-ups have taken different corporate development strategies and through these experiences, Morten Otto Alexander Sommer has gained entrepreneurial competencies such as investor dialogue, pharma partnering, FDA/EMA interactions, and drug development.