Martijn van de Bunt

Chief Scientific Officer | Translational Biology & Drug Development | Metabolic Diseases

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

Physician-scientist and senior R&D leader with deep experience guiding complex scientific programs, shaping strategy, and building high-performing, cross-functional teams across biotech, pharma, and academia. I bring a strong track record in translational science and data-driven decision making across the full pharmaceutical value chain, from discovery through early clinical development. This breadth enables me to lead across scientific, strategic, and organizational dimensions to advance innovative therapies with real patient impact.

Experience

  • CEO & Founder at MA4 Consult
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    Interim C-level executive/independent advisor/consultant to Biotech and Specialty Pharma.

  • Cytoki Pharma (3 yrs 10 mos)
    • Chief Scientific Officer
      Dec 2023 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Advanced IL-22 program from lead selection to conclusion of Phase 2 trials in obesity and type 2 diabetes within five years while building a preclinical pipeline in metabolic and inflammatory diseases.

    • Vice President of Research
      Jun 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Novo Nordisk (4 yrs 2 mos)
    • Project Director, Real Wold Data & Science
      Apr 2020 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Provided matrix leadership on evidence generation to strengthen trial design and therapeutic positioning across Novo Nordisk’s trial portfolio.

    • Director, Bioinformatics & Data Mining
      Nov 2019 - Apr 2020 · 6 mos

      Led 20+ scientists across Denmark and China to deliver genomics and bioinformatics insights for target and biomarker discovery across therapy areas, while scaling advanced data science capabilities across early R&D.

    • Head of Department, Bioinformatics & Data Mining
      May 2018 - Oct 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Junior Research Fellow, Centre for Personalised Medicine at St Anne's College, Oxford
    Aug 2015 - Apr 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Provided academic oversight and leadership for the Centre’s educational and public engagement programs in genomics and personalised medicine, while managing its administrative team.

  • Postdoctoral Fellow (Novo Nordisk Fellowship) at University of Oxford
    Jan 2014 - Apr 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Conducted high-impact translational genomics research in islet biology and type 2 diabetes.