Jean-Pierre Sommadossi

Jean-Pierre Sommadossi is the founder of Pharmasset, Inc. founded in 1998, Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC founded in 1998 where the title held is Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer from 2000 to 2010, and Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. founded in 2012 where the title held is Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer since 2012.
Current jobs include Chairman at Biothea Pharma, Inc. since 2015, Director at The BioExec Institute, Inc. since 2004, and Independent Director at ABG Acquisition Corp.
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Former jobs include Vice Chairman at Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2016 to 2020, Chairman at Pegaone GmbH from 2020 to 2021, Director at Athenex, Inc. from 2012 to 2014, Director at Alzheon, Inc., Independent Director at Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. from 2015 to 2022, Advisor at PureTech Health LLC, Fogarty Fellow at National Cancer Institute, Fogarty Fellow at Medical College of Virginia, Professor at The University of Alabama at Birmingham from 1992 to 2000, and Member-Discovery Council at Harvard Medical School from 2010 to 2021.
Education includes undergraduate and doctorate degrees from the University of Marseille.