Mads Tang-Christensen

Obesity researcher
Mads Tang-Christensen's professional career focuses on understanding why we eat, when we eat, how much we eat and how our unique bodies respond differently to the same food and the same environment.

Why you should listen

Mads Tang-Christensen's career has taken him from academia to starting biotech companies and now to Novo Nordisk where he is the corporate vice president. Throughout this time his vision has not changed: to make a difference for people living with obesity. It’s his life’s audacious goal to create solutions to prevent, treat or even cure obesity. He obtained his PhD in integrative neuroendocrinology from the University of Copenhagen.

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