Wim Parys is the head of research and development at Janssen's global public health group. He was development head of Janssen’s infectious diseases and vaccines therapeutic area and he led the discovery and development of other medicines for HIV, hepatitis C, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and respiratory viral diseases. He held several R&D positions and developed a drug for Alzheimer’s disease and three innovative HIV drugs. He obtained his medical degree from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.