Our Business Development team is driven by the company's core values: collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship. These values guide our efforts to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives. The team's diverse perspectives enhance discussions, while our emphasis on flexibility, creativity, and solution-driven thinking underpins our successful collaborations. We are dedicated to nurturing robust connections that align with partners' needs, all with the ultimate goal of positively affecting patients. Building strong relationships is at the heart of our mission, as we constantly strive to offer innovative solutions to our associates.

Meet Evotec's Business Development Team

We collaborate globally to form partnerships that enable innovation and the delivery of medicines that matter.

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Ryan Brady

EVP, Head of Global BD Discovery

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Latest update: April 2024

Biography


Responsible for all Discovery BD activities globally, Ryan brings 20+ years of experience to Evotec's Business Development team. Leading the Global Discovery Business Development group, he is passionate about new models to leverage Evotec's innovative, systematic, comprehensive and unbiased drug discovery infrastructure to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, academics, and not-for-profit organizations.

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Bernd Mühlenweg

SVP, Global BD Missions

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Latest update: May 2024

Biography


Bernd Mühlenweg has more than two decades of experience in senior positions focusing on business and corporate development along with alliance management in the pharma and biotechnology industries. With innovation moving at such a fast pace, he is inspired by the ever changing nature of his role focusing on partnering and licensing of Evotec’s proprietary assets. The continuous learning embedded in experience motivates him to drive forward, together with his team, building sustainable, fruitful, and durable alliances and partnerships to advance innovations in approved medications.

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Jon Gunther

VP Business Development

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Latest update: April 2024

Biography

Jon brings over 15 years of experience to Just-Evotec Biologics with a track record in technology innovation, process development, strategic sourcing, alliance management, business development, and financial analysis in biopharma and cell & gene therapy. As a strategic manager with a passion for leading, mentoring and developing teams at Just-Evotec, he is dedicated to the development of life-saving therapies for patients.

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Our Partnering Philosophy

Our focus lies in providing early-stage, preclinical, and cutting-edge treatment candidates, which propel our evolution as a leading biopharmaceutical company in the business-to-business sector. Our commitment to fostering collaboration involves identifying strategic alliances and synergies among various companies while facilitating the efficient exchange of ideas and resources. Right from the outset of our discussions, we engage with our partners in a flexible and transparent manner, grounded in scientific excellence. Our Alliance Management Team further reinforces an atmosphere of trust that fuels successful, enduring partnerships. We take pride in the fact that more than 90% of our business results from repeat collaborations, a testament to our dedication to listening to our partners and tailoring bespoke solutions.

We strive to accelerate our partner’s scientific objectives by leveraging Evotec’s unique expertise across a broad range of collaboration and deal models in the most capital efficient way to ensure mutual long-term success.

We are proud to say that over 90% of our business comes from repeat business. We achieve this by listening to our partners and engaging in the design of customized solutions.

Every one of our collaborative endeavors is meticulously crafted to meet the unique scientific requirements of each program and partner. Our unparalleled flexibility and multi-modal approach empower our BD team to approach challenges creatively and focus on finding solutions.

Establishing a strong rapport with our partners from the outset is paramount, enabling us to maintain alignment and a partner-centric approach. At Evotec, we are committed to forging the right alliances that have the most substantial impact, not only for our partners but also with the well-being of the end patient in mind.

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Partnership Spotlight

Explore our stories of innovation, breakthroughs, and collaborative science that have emerged through our dynamic alliances with partners across diverse domains.

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