After he graduated from University of Waterloo (Canada) in 1998 with a M.Sc. in Chemistry Younes joined Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) in Ridgefield, CT as a Medicinal Chemist where he contributed to several successful projects and was named co-inventor in several patents and publications. While working in BI’s labs Younes went to Pace University (Lubin School of Business, NY) to pursue his business studies and received his double major MBA in Marketing Management and International Business. After several years in R&D, Younes joined Strategic Sourcing team at BI where he achieved exceptional cost savings and he established innovative strategies and robust business practices to secure stable and risk-free supply chain network across the globe by building successful partnerships.

In 2011 Younes joined the Strategic Transactions and Alliance Management team where he currently leads cross function teams to execute diverse in-/out-licensing partnership arrangements. Younes led negotiations of global projects, diligently evaluated and assessed technical, business and strategic values of potential transactions for various therapeutic areas and provided alliance management leadership and representation in active collaborations. Younes is a member of LES (Licensing Executives Society) and ASAP (Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals).