Karl Hansen
Chief Technical Operations Officer @ Praxis Precision Medicines
About Karl Hansen
Karl Hansen is the Chief Technical Operations Officer with a robust background in chemistry and pharmaceuticals, including significant roles at Boston Pharmaceuticals and Amgen.
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Karl Hansen currently holds the position of Chief Technical Operations Officer, having previously served as Senior Vice President of CMC from May 2020 to November 2021. Before this, he was the Vice President of CMC at Boston Pharmaceuticals from February 2018 to May 2020. Hansen has a strong foundation in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in process development for both small and large molecules, developed during his tenure at Amgen. He is an active member of the academic and professional community, serving on the executive board for the American Chemical Society Division of Organic Chemistry. Hansen’s academic credentials include a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Harvard University.
About Praxis Precision Medicines
Praxis Precision Medicines is a biotechnology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in developing precision therapies for central nervous system disorders using human genetics and translational tools.