DDC Domains

Source: DDC 2026 Launch Event — Slide 66, "DDC: Our Domains".

Domain Teams are accountable for stakeholder partnership — understanding and articulating the why, prioritizing the what, and approving scope & roadmaps (the when). Domains are organized by which part of Research & Early Development they face: gRED or pRED.

gRED-facing domains

Domain Domain Lead

Lab Workflows & Data

Craig Cummings

Therapeutic Discovery

Erik Evensen

Translation & Integrated Evidence

Sarah McGough

Assay Workflows

Asif Jan

pRED-facing domains

Domain Domain Lead

Exploratory Disease

Fabia Fricke

Integrated Research

Olivier Roche

Molecular Modality

Thomas Kern

Translation & Dev

Jan Kuentzer

Technical Innovation

Holmfridur Thorsteinsdottir

Alain Nanzer is noted as Head of pRED Domains.

Each domain publishes xDomain priorities & target 2026 Impact Headlines. Domains define the demand; Capability Teams define how that demand is delivered.