Volker Knappertz, MD

Dr. Volker Knappertz has spent over 25 years in drug development and has been involved in numerous Investigational New Drug (IND) filings and product approvals during his career. Prior to joining Noema, Dr. Knappertz served as Executive Vice President of Research & Development (R&D) at Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, where he led the entirety of R&D across multiple programs targeting autoimmune diseases. Dr. Knappertz also served as Executive Vice President of R&D and Chief Medical Officer at GW Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Jazz Pharmaceuticals). During his time at GW, Dr. Knappertz was instrumental in driving the transformation of GW from a botanical pharmaceutical company to a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company following the FDA approval of Epidiolex for the treatment of rare developmental childhood onset forms of epilepsy. In addition, he played a role in several drug approvals and major business development deals during his tenure in leadership positions at Teva Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca and Bayer. Dr. Knappertz received his doctorate and Medical Degree from Cologne University and is a US board certified neurologist. He has served as Adjunct Professor in Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania and Heinrich-Heine University in Düsseldorf.