Julius Knowles, Head, Platforms, Strategic Alliances, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Julius Knowles
Head, Platforms, Strategic Alliances
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Julius (Jay) Knowles is Head, Platforms, Strategic Alliances for Novartis, responsible for creating technology-based and drug discovery collaborations. Previously, Mr. Knowles was founder and President of Novalar Pharmaceuticals, a recently acquired specialty pharmaceutical company. Prior to this, he was Vice President, Business Development, at Structural Genomix, and Director, Research and Development Planning at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. He has an MBA in Finance from Wharton Business School, a M.Sc. in Chemistry from UC Berkeley, and a BA in Chemistry with Distinction from Carleton College.