Activaero appoints chief business officer

Christian Pangratz takes the role

Activaero, a German leader in controlled breathing inhalation technologies and therapeutics, has appointed Christian Pangratz as chief business officer.

Pangratz joins Activaero from Nektar Therapeutics, in San Francisco, US, where he recently served as executive director of business development. He brings to Activaero 20 years of life science experience.

Pangratz will join the Activaero management team and lead all business development, marketing and alliance management activities. He replaces Henrik Luessen, who has decided to focus on his own consultancy firm, but will continue to support Activaero’s business development team on a part-time basis.

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