Christian Karsten Hansen (born 18 August 1966) is a Danish biotechnology entrepreneur, investor and inventor, with work in new drugs, molecular biology and biochemistry.
Originally from Copenhagen (Denmark), he spent his childhood in Antwerp, Belgium and Caracas, Venezuela before completing high school at Sorø Academy in 1984.
[6] He co-founded one of the early Danish biotechnology companies, Profound Pharma,[7][8] in 1999, with Jan Møller Mikkelsen,[9] and remained co-CEO thereof until its acquisition by Maxygen in 2000.
[10] In 2001, he co-founded the investment firm Nordic Biotech Advisors,[1][11] subsequently renamed NB Capital.
[25] Hansen has filed numerous patent applications in the fields of genetics of bacteria, cellulases and other enzymes, osteoporosis, and protein engineering and uses of biopharmaceuticals.