Marijn Dekkers founded Novalis Capital Partners in 2017 and serves as its Chairman. He previously led Bayer AG and Thermo Fisher Scientific, and chaired Unilever.

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Career

  1. General Electric Corporate Research · scientist
  2. Thermo Fisher Scientific · CEO
    2002-2009
  3. Bayer AG · CEO
    2010-2016
  4. Unilever · Chairman
    2016-2020
  5. Novalis Capital Partners · Chairman
    2017
  6. Novalis LifeSciences · Chairman
    Now

Companies founded

Novalis Capital Partners

Focus

life sciences

Education

Netherlands, PhD in Chemical EngineeringNetherlands, BS in Chemistry

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Who is Marijn Dekkers?

Marijn Dekkers founded Novalis Capital Partners in 2017 and serves as its Chairman. He previously led Bayer AG and Thermo Fisher Scientific, and chaired Unilever.

How much does Marijn Dekkers invest?

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What did Marijn Dekkers do before Novalis LifeSciences?

scientist at General Electric Corporate Research; CEO at Thermo Fisher Scientific; CEO at Bayer AG; Chairman at Unilever; Chairman at Novalis Capital Partners.

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