Dr. Junker has worked for 30 years developing and commercializing therapeutic products for Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical companies.  He served as an advisor to Cetya in 2013, VP Preclinical Development since 2014, and CSO since 2019. He was previously Consultant to Amgen, AstraZeneca, Ampio Pharmaceuticals, KBI BioPharma, and Novartis among other companies. Dr Junker was Founder and COO of Coragen Biologics from 2001 to 2004, and Director of Process Development and Engineering at Sulzer Biologics from 1996 to 2001. Dr Junker was a Postdoctoral Fellow and junior Faculty member at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center from 1986 to 1989, holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Nutritional Sciences, Purdue University (1986) and a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from Western Michigan University (1980).