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OpGen: Yvonne Schlaeppi

Nov 11, 2022

OpGen has elected Yvonne Schlaeppi as a new, independent non-executive member of the company's board of directors. Since 2011, Schlaeppi has served as a managing partner of Stratevise, an international strategic advisory firm that she cofounded. From 2007 to 2011, she served as general counsel at Global Enterprise Technologies, Passport & ID, a high-security document printing solutions provider and systems integrator. Schlaeppia also previous served as executive VP, general counsel, and corporate IP officer at Organon BioSciences; and as a partner at the Boston-based law firm of Palmer & Dodge.

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