Erik Vernet | Sr Director - Nonclinical Data Automation
Novo Nordisk A/S

Erik holds a PhD in Molecular Biotechnology from The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden. After a postdoc at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (NNF CPR) in Copenhagen, Denmark, Erik moved to pharmaceutical research and has over 15 years worked cross-disciplinary in Protein Science, Discovery Biology, External Partnerships, and Research Informatics. Among his expertise is difficult-to-produce proteins and multi-specific biologics, target identification, implementation of life science data management systems, and digital transformation. Erik has initiated and led multiple internal research projects as well as external collaborations with large tech companies and leading academic groups. In his current role as Sr Director of Nonclinical Data Automation, Erik is focused on acceleration of preclinical data generation and reporting using digital capabilities such as agentic AI.