Dr. Neil Johnston joined the Board of Directors of Galapagos as Non-Executive Independent Director on November 1, 2025. Dr. Johnston currently serves as Non-Executive Chair at Qureight Limited and previously served as Executive Chair at Yellowstone Biosciences. He previously held a series of senior leadership positions over 16 years at Novartis, most recently serving as Global Head of Business Development and Licensing and as a member of the Novartis Pharma Executive Committee. He joined Novartis from Medical Solutions plc, where he first served as CFO and later as CEO. He began his executive career as CFO of Pharmagene plc, where he played a key role in its London Main Market IPO, raising £40 million. Trained as a scientist, he earned a PhD in Molecular Biology before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant.