About the Author | Christoph de Haën, born September 9, 1940 in Switzerland, studied chemistry andbiology in Lausanne, Zurich, and Rome, earning a master’s degree in chemistryfrom the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), followed by a PhDin molecular biology at the same institution. After a postdoctoral fellowship in biochemistryat the University of Washington, Seattle, he became research faculty atthe same institution, jointly appointed in the Departments of Medicine (Division ofEndocrinology and Metabolism) and Biochemistry. There he moved up the ranks toResearch Full Professor and Graduate Faculty. In mid-career he joined the Braccocompany, a worldwide active pharmaceutical corporation, headquartered in Milan,Italy. There he held various leadership positions in global research and development,including Head of the Milano Research Center and Scientific Advisor to the BraccoGroup of Companies. The principle field of activity was contrast agents for variousdiagnostic imaging modalities. His publications span a wide variety of fields, includingsocial science ones. He retired in 2005 and lives in Switzerland. |