Susan Gasser

Director/Board Member at UCB

71 year

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Dr. Susan Gasser is an Independent Director at UCB SA and a Professor-Molecular Biology at University of Geneva.
She is on the Board of Directors at ISREC Foundation, UCB SA, Institute of Science & Technology Austria and ETH-Rat.
Dr. Gasser also served on the board at Friedrich Miescher Institute and Novartis Institute for Functional Genomics, Inc. She received her doctorate degree from the University of Basel.

Susan Gasser active positions

Companies	Position	Start
UCB	Director/Board Member	01/01/2021
ETH-Rat ETH-Rat ETH-Rat, also known as the ETH Board, is the strategic leadership and supervisory body of the ETH Domain, appointed by the Swiss Federal Council. The ETH Domain includes two federal institutes of technology (ETH Zurich and EPFL), four federal research institutions (PSI, WSL, Empa, and Eawag), and independent complaint bodies. The private company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. ETH-Rat is responsible for governance functions such as strategic leadership, financial and investment planning, real estate and infrastructure management, professorship planning and appointments, personnel matters, legislation, internal audit, risk management, and representation of interests within the ETH Domain. It oversees a real estate portfolio valued at approximately 4.3 billion CHF, ensuring infrastructure supports education, research, and technology transfer missions. ETH-Rat employs systematic controlling and delegates operational implementation to individual institutions, integrating real estate strategy with financial and investment planning on a rolling 12-year horizon. The organization has defined five priority areas for 2025–2028: human and health; energy, climate, and ecological sustainability; responsible digital transformation; advanced materials and key technologies; and engagement and dialogue with society. ETH-Rat manages delegated public-interest tasks, including oversight of specialized centers and services such as the Swiss National Atlas, Center for Security Studies, Swiss National Supercomputing Centre, Swiss Seismological Service, and National Air Pollution Monitoring Network. The ETH Domain promotes open science through its Open Research Data (ORD) program, investing in infrastructure, training, legal frameworks, and career development to enhance accessibility and sharing of scientific outputs.	Director/Board Member	01/01/2018
University of Geneva University of Geneva Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
ISREC Foundation ISREC Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides resources for the support of translational cancer research projects	Director/Board Member	01/02/2021
Institute of Science & Technology Austria Institute of Science & Technology Austria Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research and graduate education services	Director/Board Member	01/01/2020

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Former positions of Susan Gasser

Companies	Position	End
Friedrich Miescher Institute Friedrich Miescher Institute Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Director/Board Member	01/01/2019
Novartis Institute for Functional Genomics, Inc. Novartis Institute for Functional Genomics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Conducts research related to biotechnology and medicine	Director/Board Member	-

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UCB SA UCB SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures biopharmaceutical products	Health Technology
University of Basel University of Basel Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Geneva University of Geneva Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Friedrich Miescher Institute Friedrich Miescher Institute Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Novartis Institute for Functional Genomics, Inc. Novartis Institute for Functional Genomics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Conducts research related to biotechnology and medicine	Commercial Services
Institute of Science & Technology Austria Institute of Science & Technology Austria Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research and graduate education services	Commercial Services
ETH-Rat ETH-Rat ETH-Rat, also known as the ETH Board, is the strategic leadership and supervisory body of the ETH Domain, appointed by the Swiss Federal Council. The ETH Domain includes two federal institutes of technology (ETH Zurich and EPFL), four federal research institutions (PSI, WSL, Empa, and Eawag), and independent complaint bodies. The private company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. ETH-Rat is responsible for governance functions such as strategic leadership, financial and investment planning, real estate and infrastructure management, professorship planning and appointments, personnel matters, legislation, internal audit, risk management, and representation of interests within the ETH Domain. It oversees a real estate portfolio valued at approximately 4.3 billion CHF, ensuring infrastructure supports education, research, and technology transfer missions. ETH-Rat employs systematic controlling and delegates operational implementation to individual institutions, integrating real estate strategy with financial and investment planning on a rolling 12-year horizon. The organization has defined five priority areas for 2025–2028: human and health; energy, climate, and ecological sustainability; responsible digital transformation; advanced materials and key technologies; and engagement and dialogue with society. ETH-Rat manages delegated public-interest tasks, including oversight of specialized centers and services such as the Swiss National Atlas, Center for Security Studies, Swiss National Supercomputing Centre, Swiss Seismological Service, and National Air Pollution Monitoring Network. The ETH Domain promotes open science through its Open Research Data (ORD) program, investing in infrastructure, training, legal frameworks, and career development to enhance accessibility and sharing of scientific outputs.
ISREC Foundation ISREC Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides resources for the support of translational cancer research projects	Commercial Services