Petra Kaufmann

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer at OVID THERAPEUTICS INC.

60 year

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Petra Kaufmann is currently Chief Medical Officer at Ovid Therapeutics, Inc. since 2025.
Former positions include Chief Medical Officer at Affinia Therapeutics, Inc. from 2021 to 2024, SVP, Head-Clinical Development & Analytics at Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. from 2020 to 2021, Director-Rare Diseases Research at National Institutes of Health from 2015 to 2018, and Chief Medical Officer at Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. Education includes a graduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and a doctorate from the University of Bonn.

Petra Kaufmann active positions

Companies	Position	Start
OVID THERAPEUTICS INC.	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2025-12-01

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Companies	Position	End
Affinia Therapeutics, Inc. Affinia Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops adeno-associated virus gene therapies	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2024-02-29
AVEXIS INC	Corporate Officer/Principal	2021-01-31
National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health General GovernmentGovernment Engages in the improvement of health and saving lives	Corporate Officer/Principal	2018-01-31
VIGIL NEUROSCIENCE, INC.	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	-

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Ovid Therapeutics, Inc. Ovid Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Provides medicines to children and adults with neurological disorders	Health Technology
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health General GovernmentGovernment Engages in the improvement of health and saving lives	Government
University of Bonn University of Bonn Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical-stage gene therapy company	Health Technology
Affinia Therapeutics, Inc. Affinia Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops adeno-associated virus gene therapies	Health Technology
Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases	Health Technology