Michael Plewe, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President - Medicinal Chemistry

Dr. Plewe has over 20 years of drug discovery experience in biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Before joining Cullgen, he was the Head of Chemistry at Arisan Therapeutics, a start-up focused on developing novel treatments for neglected viral diseases. Prior to Arisan, he was an Associate Research Fellow and project leader at Pfizer Inc. working in multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, ophthalmology, antiviral, and diabetes. He was a medicinal chemist at Agouron and Vical. Dr. Plewe completed his postdoctoral training at the University of California in Irvine, and earned his Ph. D. and Diploma in organic chemistry from the University of Konstanz, Germany.