Knut has over 28 years of experience in the Biopharma industry. He has worked on a wide range of BD&L transactions and managed complex alliances. His BD activities are complemented by his experiences in leading pre-clinical, clinical, and commercial program teams.

Knut supports various startup organizations as mentor and coach. He advises on business strategy, project management, operations, and partnering, fund raising.

Knut holds a PhD from the University of Heidelberg. He worked in R&D at the NIH and two biotech companies in the US for 12 years before joining Novartis in Switzerland in 2002 until 2023. In his last role at Novartis he led a global team of senior alliance professionals managing over 300 alliances. He is on the board of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP).