welcome to STERNA BIOLOGICALS

sterna biologicals is a clinical-stage immunology company developing novel treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases such as atopic dermatitis, ulcerative colitis, asthma & chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Our Approach

By targeting GATA-3, a key master transcription factor that plays a central role in chronic inflammatory diseases, the company’s proprietary DNAzyme-based drug candidate, hgd40, antagonizes several inflammatory processes and mediators.

Our Mission

Developing innovative, safe and efficacious GATA-3 specific therapies for patients suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases.

ManagementMeet our leadership team

Our leadership team consists of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry experts who are recognized for their contributions in the development of novel anti-inflammatory therapeutics and bringing new, safe and efficacious treatments to patients and physicians.
Christian Pangratz

Konstantin PetropoulosChief Executive Officer/Managing Director

Konstantin joined sterna as CEO in June 2023. In addition to his role at sterna, he also serves as CBO of Secarna Pharmaceuticals. Prior to this, he was CEO of AMW, a revenue-generating specialty pharmaceuticals company. Over the last 15 years, Konstantin has held senior management positions at several biotech and pharma companies including Bayer, MorphoSys and Leukocare.

Konstantin has a Ph.D. in oncology from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany and holds an MBA from the University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management.

Daniel Bock

Daniel BockChief Scientific Officer

Daniel became CSO of sterna in July 2020. He has worked in pharmaceutical R&D with a focus on inflammatory diseases for more than 25 years. His expertise spans from early drug discovery to clinical proof of concept and beyond. He held R&D positions at Novartis and Revotar Biopharmaceuticals before working as an independent expert, advisor and consultant..

Daniel received a Ph.D. from the University of Hannover, Germany.

Nina Mock

Nina MockChief Operating Officer

Nina joined sterna in January 2021 and has contributed significantly to the development of the Company’s programs. In September 2023, she was promoted to Chief Operating Officer.

Nina has more than 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, where she developed strong management skills. Prior to her time at sterna, Nina held several leading roles in R&D, program management and product development at Vectura GmbH and medac GmbH.

From 2007 to 2011, she worked at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Germany, where she also acquired a Ph.D. in Immunobiology.

Thomas Klaue

Thomas KlaueChief Financial Officer (consulting)

Before joining sterna biologicals in 2022, Thomas served as Chief Financial Officer and deputy Chief Executive Officer at several publicly listed companies including MK AG and Medigene AG. Thomas was an Assistant Professor at the University of Mannheim in Germany and a Research Fellow at the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management in Boston, where his research focused on innovation management and organizational changes in industrial corporations.

Thomas holds a Ph.D. in Business Economics (Mannheim) and a M. Eng. (K.I.T.) and is a Harvard Business School graduate.

PartneringCreating new opportunities for collaboration

With over a decade of experience in research and development in the field of DNAzymes and immunology sterna biologicals has built a wealth of knowledge in the industry as well as an extensive network of academic and commercial partnerships.

If you are interested in partnering, please contact us at partnering@sterna-biologicals.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

CareerWorking at sterna biologicals

We enjoy a modern corporate culture and work environment characterized by diversity, creativity, collaboration, flexibility, agility and performance. We thrive as a team by living these values every day following our mission to develop innovative, safe and efficacious GATA-3 specific therapies for patients suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases.

We always welcome new ideas and fresh perspectives and therefore look forward to connecting with exceptional talents.

If this sounds like you, please send us an application along with your CV to the following address career@sterna-biologicals.com.