Program Lead

Elly Kourany-Lefoll holds a PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry and has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry. She has efficiently lead non-clinical and clinical drug development as well as life cycle management projects in several therapeutic areas and built/managed high-performing multinational and multidisciplinary project teams.  Currently, she is the Head of Neglected Tropical Diseases Drug Development within the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.