Biosketch (Jan 2025) 

Eric Quéméneur, PharmD, PhD, HDR 

From Oct. 2024, Eric is the director of France Vaccins, a French national R&D program led by Inserm, and gathering major experts and their Institutions for preparedness to emerging diseases and potential pandemics. Although mostly involving academic labs and clinical centers at the moment, the program aims at becoming a major gateway for industrial and international partnerships. 

Eric is a distinguished scientist and innovation manager in the field of bioengineering, development of biologics, toxicology, and protein science. He acted for 10 years as the chief scientific officer of Transgene, a company specialized in cancer immunotherapy, and for 10 years in senior executive positions at CEA, a major Research and Technology Organization in life sciences.  

As a seasoned bioentrepreneur and consultant, he mentored and strategically advised several companies, and startups i