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Eleni Lagkadinou, MD PhD

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Vice President, Head of Oncology Early Development (OED) at AbbVie
📍 North Chicago, Illinois, United States

Eleni Lagkadinou is the Vice President of Oncology Early Development at AbbVie, where she leads a team focused on accelerating early-stage cancer research. With over 25 years in oncology, her career spans clinical patient care and leadership roles at Roche, BioNTech, and Bayer. She earned her MD and PhD from the University of Patras.

Driven by her experiences treating patients with limited options, Eleni is passionate about creating hope through drug development. She finds purpose in mentoring talent, building inclusive teams, and improving the patient experience through more convenient and effective treatments.

During her time at BioNTech, she played a key leadership role in the clinical development and approval of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccine with Pfizer.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Head of Oncology Early Development (OED)
Job Level
Senior
Location
North Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Hard-to-Treat Cancers
Her work at AbbVie focuses on advancing therapies for difficult cancers, including various blood cancers and solid tumors like prostate, colorectal, and ovarian cancer.
Next-Gen Therapies
She is deeply involved in developing innovative treatments such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), T-cell engagers, and exploring CAR-T therapies to transform standards of care.
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Career

Work history

2-2024
Vice President, Head of Oncology Early Development (OED)
AbbVie
3-2022 - 2-2024
Executive Leader, Global Head Early Development Oncology
Roche
8-2020 - 3-2022
Vice President, Clinical Development Oncology, Infectious Diseases & Translational Medicine
BioNTech SE
7-2017 - 8-2020
Vice President, Translational Medicine, Oncology Strategic Business Unit
Bayer Pharmaceuticals
2-2016 - 6-2017
Director, Experimental Medicine Oncology, Global Drug Discovery
Bayer Pharmaceuticals
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AbbVie's Eleni Lagkadinou on the Future of Cancer. Featured in The Medicine Maker
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Dr. Eleni Lagkadinou Discusses How AbbVie Is Advancing Targeted Innovation to Treat Cancers. Featured in Health & Pharma
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University of Patras
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