Jesper Olsen

Dr. Olsen is an Academic Co-Founder and Head of Phosphoproteomics at Acrivon Therapeutics, Inc. He is a Professor in Quantitative Proteomics at the University of Copenhagen and Vice Director of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research. Dr. Olsen is a pioneer in mass spectrometry based phosphoproteomics and its applications to decipher cell-signaling networks at a systems-wide scale, and his research interest is developing and applying phosphoproteomics technologies for comprehensive kinase drug profilings with clinical actionability. Dr. Olsen is one of the most highly cited authors in the study of protein phosphorylation and its impact on biology.

Dr. Olsen received his M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Southern Denmark and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the same place under the supervision of Professor Matthias Mann. Dr. Olsen completed his post-doctoral training in proteomics and cell signaling at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Munich. He is based in Copenhagen since 2009, where he joined the newly established Center for Protein Research, initially as Group Leader and since 2014 as Vice Director.

Eric Devroe

Eric Devroe, Ph.D., is Chief Operating Officer at Acrivon Therapeutics, Inc. Eric is an executive and entrepreneur with significant experience helping found, launch, and build new life science companies. Most recently, he served as Founder & CEO of Xione Therapeutics, Inc., an oncology focused spin-out of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Prior to Xione, he was Strategic Advisor, Therapeutics Discovery at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Founder and CEO of Opsonix, Inc., an infectious disease focused spin-out of the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. Prior to Opsonix, he served as Executive Director of Strategic Alliances at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Earlier in his career he served as VP, Business & Strategy Development at Metamark Genetics, Inc., and an Associate at Flagship Pioneering. He holds a B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology from Harvard University.