The achievement of our goals is largely driven by the quality and the skill base of the people employed at Transgene. The expertise, professional experience and commitment of our employees, members of the board and scientific advisors are what lie at the heart of our business. As a knowledge-based company, science is the predominant profession at Transgene. It is through the dedicated work of Transgene scientists that new therapies are discovered and developed to treat cancers and chronic infectious diseases.
In this section, in addition to reviewing Transgene’s Management Committee, the Board of Directors and the Scientific Advisory Boards, we profile a few of the highly talented staff who work at Transgene in different areas of the organization. You will learn about their work, how and why they joined Transgene, and their professional, and educational backgrounds.
Transgene employs some 235 people at its headquarters in Illkirch and a further 15 people at its research laboratory in Lyon. The company’s top level expertise covers not just research and development, but also medical and regulatory matters, and pharmaceutical operations.
- Over 80 per cent of employees work in R&D and in manufacturing
- 68 per cent of employees are women
- More than 80 per cent of the workforce are educated to degree level and higher
- Transgene scientists consistently publish important papers in prestigious journals (Scientific publications)