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Biofidelity: Heiner Dreismann

Sep 10, 2020

Biofidelity has appointed Heiner Dreismann as the firm's chairman. Prior to Biofidelity, Dreismann served as president and CEO of Roche Molecular Systems. He currently serves on the board of several public and private life sciences and healthcare firms in the US, Europe, and Israel. 

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