Prof. Dr. med. Patrick Most

Head, Molecular and Translational Cardiology Division
W3-Professor for Molecular and Translational Cardiology
Academic Career
Study of Medicine (Medical Colleges of the University of
Heidelberg and University of Lübeck)
Medical Internship, University Hospital Lübeck
Full license to practice medicine (Approbation)
Resident, Department of Cardiology, Angiology and
Pulmonology, University Hospital Lübeck
Medical doctorate degree/thesis defense (summa cum laude)
Resident, Department of Cardiology, Angiology and
Pulmonology, University Hospital Heidelberg
Post-doctorate training, Center for Translational Medicine,
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
Assistant Professor of Medicine and faculty member and,
Medical College and Department of Medicine, Thomas
Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA
Board certification
W3-Professor for Molecular and Translational Cardiology, Medical College and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg Germany
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
Bioindustrial Career
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Biotech Startup
InoCard GmbH
Managing Director of uniQure GmbH Germany (successor to InoCard GmbH and German affiliation of uniQure NV, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Member of the uniQure NV leadership team and Senior Vice
President Cardiovascular Therapeutic Area
Co-founder of the Biotech Startup AaviGen GmbH
Awards/Honors
German Society of Cardiology (DGK), of the Oskar Lapp
Foundation Science Award
Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS) of the American Heart Association (AHA), Trainee Award
Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS) of the American Heart Association (AHA), Early Carrer Development Award
Young Investigator Award of the German Society for Internal Medicine (DGIM)
Wilhelm P. Winterstein Science Award of the German Heart
Foundation (Deutsche Herzstiftung) Basic Science Award of the German Society for the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Cardiovascular Diseases (DGPR)
Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS) of the American Heart Association (AHA), Louis N. and Arnold M. Katz Price Finalist
W.W. Smith Charitable Trust stipend award
Innovation Award of BioRegion Germany Association
ADUMED Science Award, ADUMED Foundation
Investors’ Choice Award of the Health Axis Europe/BioRN
Excellence cluster competition
German Society of Cardiology (DGK), Albert-Fränkel Award
Patents (approved)
- Cardiac power failure treatment (WO2000/02453)
- Therapeutic Window S100A1 (PCT/EP13/186913)
- Muscle function enhancing peptide (PCT/EP10/002343)
- Short peptides for enhancing muscle function (PCT/EP13/880705)
- Tissue specific gene therapy treatment (WO2008/054713)