Lars Petersen is the President and CEO of FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, where he leads the company’s vision of becoming the world’s most trusted Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) through the pillars of people first, transforming the industry with the KojoX modular operating philosophy, and unprecedented delivery. With over 30 years of experience in the biopharma industry, Lars has held leadership roles at Biogen, Genentech/Roche, and Novo Nordisk, focusing on global operations, large-scale manufacturing, and process innovation. He is dedicated to fostering transparency and trust between innovators and partners to ultimately benefit patients worldwide. Lars holds an MS in Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark.