Our team
Working everyday to make a difference
Management
Samir Ounzain, PhD
CEO & Co-founder
Daniel Blessing, PhD
CTO & Co-founder
Richard Law, PhD
CBO
Eric Adam, PhD
COO
Mihaela Roberts
Senior Vice President Finance
Jordan Shin MD, PhD
CMO
James G. Karras, PhD
Vice President, Translation
Carsten Merkwirth, PhD
Senior Director, Biomarkers
Fanny Kling, MSc
Associate Director, Regulatory & Pre-Clinical
Marco Mina, PhD
Senior Director, Computational Biology & Data Science
Rudi Micheletti, PhD
Senior Director, Biology & Functional Genomics
Ana Silva, PhD
Dir. Strategic Scientific Communication
Greg Smith, MSc
Senior Director, Human Resources
Board of Directors
Brian Thomas, PhD
Chairperson
Benjamin Kreitman
Director
Marianne Mertens, PhD
Director
Rabab Nasrallah, PhD
Investment Team Principal, Earlybird
Samir Ounzain, PhD
CEO & Co-founder
Henrijette Richter, PhD
Managing Partner, Sofinnova Partners
Scientific Advisors
Sudhir Agrawal, PhD
Antisense Leader
Cédric Feschotte, PhD
Mobile genetic elements/Transposable Elements
John Rinn, PhD
LncRNA Pioneer
Clinical Advisors
Ahmad Masri, MD, MS
HCM & Amyloidosis
Christopher Miller, BSc, MBChB, PhD
FRCP, HCM & HfpEF KoL
Erik Schelbert, MD, MS
Cardiac Fibrosis KoL
Douglas L. Mann
Chairperson
Join us on our mission
We are a dynamic, diverse, and enthusiastic team. We are passionate about science and committed to advancing the development of cutting-edge precision therapeutics.
