Amin Khan PhD GreenLight Biosciences, Inc.
Amin Khan PhD GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. Chief Science Officer, Human Health
Dr. Amin Khan joined GreenLight Biosciences in April, 2021 as Chief Science Officer, Human Health. Prior to joining this mRNA-based biotech company, he spent 25+ years in pharmaceutical and vaccines R&D, encompassing small and large molecule drugs, biologics and vaccines. Most recently, he has led technical R&D teams at Novartis and GSK, where his teams's contributions enabled the development and launch of Bexsero® and Shingrix®, vaccines, and the accelerated development of mid-stage vaccine assets, including for RSV, HSV, and CMV. He also held accountability for scientific gating and prioritization of GSK’s vaccine discovery portfolio.
Dr. Khan led GSK Vaccines R&D Acceleration (March 2019 – March 2021) with accountability for end-to-end acceleration of the vaccine portfolio. He joined GSK (2015) to head Global Vaccines Technical R&D, having held an equivalent position at Novartis Vaccines (2011-2015). Prior to joining the vaccines industry, Dr. Khan spent more than 20 years working on small molecule drug, and biotherapeutic product, process and analytical development; Trinity Biosystems, Inc (2008-2010), Eli Lilly and Company (1998-2008), West Pharmaceutical Services (1993-1998), and Enzytech, Inc (1989-1993). He holds a Ph.D., in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Nottingham, U.K.