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John A. Herrmann, Novavax, Inc. By Teresa Cajot
Earlier this month, John A. Herrmann III was named Vice President and General Counsel of Novavax, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is involved in the creation of ground-breaking vaccines for a range of infectious diseases. In collaboration with its partners, the company enables countries around the world to respond to fast spreading infections and other illnesses of concern.
In his new role Herrmann will continue to function as
“I am very pleased to announce John’s promotion to
the corporate secretary but will also be responsible for
Vice President and General Counsel. John has worked
oversight of the company’s legal affairs.
closely with me, our management team and the board of directors during his time here and has consistently
Herrmann initially joined Novavax in 2010 as the
earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues.
Executive Director of Legal Affairs and Corporate
He has played an integral role in the award of our
Secretary. Before that, he served as the Vice President
contract from the U.S. Department of Health and
and General Counsel of Gene Logic, which is now
Human Services, Biomedical Advanced Research and
known as Ore Pharmaceuticals. He also spent time
Development Authority (BARDA), the establishment of
at Celera Genomics where he implemented the
our alliance with LG Life Sciences, and, most recently,
founder subscription agreements accessing Celera’s
in the acquisition of our new leased-facilities at our
human genome databases. He also worked for Baxter
Gaithersburg campus. We all wish John success in his
Healthcare, where he served as lead counsel in the
future endeavors here at Novavax,” stated Stanley C.
formation and operation of an affiliate involved in renal
Erck, President and CEO.
disease management. Herrmann holds a JD from the University of Illinois, College of Law and a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Brown University.
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