Malte Greune, Ph.D.
Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Greune joins CureVac from Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH where he held various management positions for almost ten years. As General Manager and Vice President Cartridges, Devices & Insulin Technology Group he was responsible for several manufacturing sites in Frankfurt. Under his leadership, six isolator filling lines for insulins, oncology drugs and biologics were set up including one for a COVID-19 vaccine. Prior to his position as Head of Diabetes, Oncology and Devices at Sanofi, he worked as Senior Vice President of Animal Health Manufacturing for the Merck Manufacturing Division, USA, where he led an international network of 28 sites – including 18 integrated vaccine sites. Furthermore, he held various leadership roles at the pharmaceutical companies Schering-Plough and Intervet International B.V.. Dr. Greune started his career at Hoechst AG in Corporate Planning.
Dr. Greune received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Cologne, Germany, graduated from the University of Trier, Germany, and completed a Master of Business Administration at Clark University in Worcester, USA.