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J. Joseph Kim, Ph.D. Co-Founder, President and CEO.
A co-founder of VGX Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Kim is a veteran of the biopharmaceutical industry.Prior to VGX, Dr. Kim led efforts in manufacturing and process development of several FDA-approved products and developmental therapeutics at Merck.These products include FDA-approved vaccines for Hepatitis as well as developmental vaccines and therapeutics for HIV/AIDS.Dr. Kim has published over 70 peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters, holds numerous patents and sits on several editorial boards and review panels.Dr. Kim has garnered many honors during his career.In 2002, Dr. Kim was named as one of the world's top 100 young innovators by Technology Review magazine.The "TR100", as this group is called, was chosen by a very distinguished Panel of Judges (which includes 2 Nobel Prize Laureates).Also in 2002, Dr. Kim was chosen as one the "40 under 40" by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the 40 most dynamic professionals who are under 40 years of age in the region.Dr. Kim was also selected on the list of the "50 Most Influential Men" in the October 2003 and in the October 2006 "Power Issue" of Details Magazine.In 2004, Dr. Kim and VGX Pharmaceuticals were selected as one of 30 Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum.Furthermore, Dr. Kim was featured in the "Who's Next 2005" issue of Newsweek International, which included a group of 10 leaders, scientists, and executives at the forefront of change and impact in the world.Most recently in 2006, Dr. Kim has been named a Young Global Leader by the Forum of Young Global Leaders, an affiliate of the World Economic Forum.Dr. Kim was among 175 leading executives, public figures and intellectuals under the age of 40 from 50 countries.Dr. Kim has also been featured in articles in Forbes and the New Yorker and in numerous other Media Outlets.
Dr. Kim was trained in economics, engineering and biological sciences at MIT where he was a U.S. Senate Honors Scholar.He holds a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School.