Juergen Eckhardt is Executive Vice President at Bayer and Head of Business Development & Licensing (BD&L), as well as Head of Leaps by Bayer, the strategic investment unit of Bayer. He is a medical doctor and venture investor in healthcare, biotech, and agriculture with more than 30 years of experience. He is a strong believer that scientific breakthroughs can help overcome some of the biggest challenges in healthcare and agriculture, such as to cure and prevent chronic disease and to sustainably feed an ever-growing world population – in short: Health for All, Hunger for None. He holds an MD from the University of Basel, Switzerland, and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
