Founder Profile
George D. Yancopoulos
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is George D. Yancopoulos?
George D. Yancopoulos is a founder of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was founded in 1988 with Leonard S. Schleifer.
- Company founded
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Founded
- 1988
- Co-founders
- Leonard S. Schleifer
Background
M.D. and Ph.D. from Columbia University, where he worked in molecular immunology before joining Regeneron in 1989.
Founding Story
George D. Yancopoulos joined Regeneron in 1989 as its founding scientist and serves as Board co-Chair, President and Chief Scientific Officer. He led development of the VelociSuite technologies and the research behind EYLEA, Dupixent and other Regeneron medicines, and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Regeneron 2025 Form 10-K (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
- Regeneron Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)