Roche to Speak at ACCESS CHINA BD Forum @ BI

June 15, 2025 (Boston) — We are glad to announce that Harm-Jan Borgeld, PhD MBA CSAP, the Vice President, Head of Roche Pharma Partnering Asia of Roche, will be presenting at the ACCESS CHINA BD Forum @BIO on June 15, 2025. ACCESS CHINA Biotech Forum is the largest corporate access event between Asia and the western biopharma industry.

About the speaker

Harm-Jan, Vice President, Head of Roche Pharma Partnering Asia is responsible for the negotiations of innovative, Asia sourced, deals to transform R&D strategic wants into global research and development plans to improve Roche’s external innovation portfolio. Harm-Jan is based in Shanghai and is a member of the Leadership Team of Roche Pharma Partnering.

Having grown up in the Netherlands, he had various roles in the army, academia and pharmaceutical industry. He graduated in 1993 from Wageningen University. He received 6 honors and awards, including 1st prize winner in McKinsey 2001 Business Plan Competition, Netherlands, and an award for Excellent Leadership as Lieutenant in the Dutch Army.

He conducted his PhD research at the Faculty of Medicine, Nagoya University in Nagoya, Japan in 1995 before finishing his Postdoctoral fellowship of Research Institute from Institute of Applied Biotechnology.

In 2001 he moved to the Netherlands for his MBA at Rotterdam School of Management, in 2002 to the US to study for his MBA at the Haas Business School. He graduated in 2003.

In 2003, he joined Kyorin Pharmaceuticals, as Head BD Europe. He spent most of his career at Merck Healthcare KGaA, over 15 years in various positions, he started in 2005 as Senior Licensing Manager in Business Development. In 2008 he became Global Project Team Leader, where he led the clinical development of an immune-oncology antibody. From 2010 he was the Vice President, Head Global Alliance Management.

About ACCESS CHINA BD Forum @BIO

‘ACCESS CHINA BD Forum @BIO is scheduled to be held on June 15, 2025, at Seaport Boston Hotel. This year’s ACCESS CHINA BD Forum @BIO will convene 80 distinguished guests for an afternoon of strategic networking, business development, and thought leadership, with a special emphasis on China’s dynamic biotechnology landscape and global collaboration opportunities.

Conference Name: ACCESS CHINA BD Forum @BIO

Date: June 15, 2025

Content: Keynote Speeches, Panel Discussion, 10 Elevator Pitch, and Closed-Door Dinner Reception.

Participants: Pharma/Biotech senior management and BD’s

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