Paul-peter Tak MD, PhD, FMedSci

Paul-Peter is the former Chief Immunology Officer and Senior Vice President R&D Pipeline at GSK and Professor of Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centre. During his time at GSK, Paul-Peter created the Immunology Network, an innovative collaboration between GSK and several international universities which offers access to GSK's research and development facilities and supported the creation of Sitryx. Paul-Peter is an immunologist, academic and entrepreneur, specialising in the field of rheumatology, combining academic research and clinical practice to inform and develop commercial applications in the field of immunotherapy. Paul-Peter is on the Board of Directors for several pharmaceutical start-up companies and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Paul-Peter received his Medical Degree cum laude from the Free University in Amsterdam and was trained as an internist, rheumatologist and immunologist at Leiden University Medical Center, where he also received his PhD.