Benoît Cyr serves as the Executive Chairman of Feldan since 2012, as a member of the board at Kalgen Pharmaceutical since 2017 and as an angel investor at Anges Québec since 2012.

Mr. Cyr was the President and Co-Founder of Biogenie Corporation and Biopharmacopae Design International. Biogenie, a company specialized in site remediation and organic waste management was acquired by Englobe in 2006, while Biopharmacopae was involved in discovery and development of new active ingredients derived from plant extracts. Mr. Cyr’s work with Biopharmacopae led to the discovery and development of MMPs and cathepsin inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. He currently holds patents related to the treatment of contaminated soils and active therapeutic ingredients derived from plant extracts.

Through the years, Mr. Cyr invested in more than twenty start-ups specialized in biotechnology, drug development, medical devices (Cadence, Imagia, Incentia, Kalgene, Laurent Pharmaceuticals, Inversago), and additional industries. He also served on many boards of directors across those sectors.

Mr. Cyr obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural and food engineering from Laval University in Quebec City.

Mr. Jinsung Huh is a Managing Director in the Growth Strategy Division at GC Holdings, a division of GC Corporation, a leading Korean biopharmaceutical and healthcare company.

Mr. Huh has more than 10 years of experience in the biotherapeutics industry, having held diverse executive management and leadership positions at GC Holdings and its subsidiaries. Mr. Huh has contributed to increasing overall performance and revenue as he has been responsible for strategic planning, operations and management system optimization. He has also led teams to perform feasibility analysis and deal structuring for M&A opportunities.

Mr. Huh is currently in charge of increasing the value and revenue of GC Holdings by developing new business opportunities and expanding brand presence in the global marketplace. In addition, he is responsible for overseeing GC Holdings’ cell and gene therapy business and defining the corporate strategy and objectives.

Mr. Huh obtained his MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management (Arizona State University) and his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Kyunghee University (South Korea).

Mr. Hyunki Kim is a Senior Manager at Stonebridge Ventures.

Mr. Kim joined Stonebridge Ventures in March 2018. He worked at the Dong-A Biotech Research Center for 8 years as a scientist for Dong-A Biosimilars and has served as a senior manager on the Global Business Development team at Dong-A for 3 years.

Prior to Stonebridge Ventures, Mr. Kim worked at NS Investment, affiliated with Dong-A, where he was involved in global biotech ventures and now is focusing on investments related to healthcare in Stonebridge Ventures.

Mr. Kim received a B.S. in Biotechnology from Sungkyunkawn University and a M.A. in Biochemical Engineering from Seoul National University. He was also a visiting scholar at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Robert Wills is the Chairman of Cymabay Therapeutics’ Board of Directors since October 2015 and has been a member of the Board since March, 2015.

Dr. Wills has more than 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and spent over 25 years at Johnson & Johnson, where he held positions as Senior Vice President of Global Development, Vice President of Alliance Management and member of the R&D Board of Directors. He has been responsible for the R&D pipeline and for managing strategic alliances for the Pharmaceutical Group worldwide, playing an active role in the negotiations of these alliances. Dr. Wills also served on several of the Company Boards and key decision-making committees. He began his career at Hoffmann-LaRoche where he spent 10 years in several roles of scientific responsibility.

Dr. Wills holds a B.S. in Biochemistry and an M.S. in Pharmaceutics from the University of Wisconsin, and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the University of Texas.

Dr. Iain D. Dukes is a Venture Partner at OrbiMed Advisors.

Dr. Dukes previously served as Senior Vice-President and Head of business development and licensing for Merck Research Laboratories. Prior to joining Merck, Dr. Dukes was Vice President of External Research and Development at Amgen. Dr. Dukes has also served as President and CEO, and a member of the Board of Directors, of Essentialis Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of breakthrough medicines for the treatment of rare metabolic diseases.

Previously, Dr. Dukes was Vice-President of Scientific and Technology licensing at GlaxoSmithKline, and prior to that, he held various positions at Glaxo Wellcome, including head of exploratory development for metabolic and urogenital diseases and head of the Ion Channel Drug Discovery Group. Dr. Dukes is Chaiman of Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASQ: IOVA) and serves on the Board of Directors of Themis Biosciences (acquired by Merck & Co), Ikena Oncology, KaNDy Therapeutics (previously as Chairman, acquired by Bayer AG), NeRRe Therapeutics, ReViral Limited, and ENYO Therapeutics. Dr. Dukes co-founded and is Chief Executive Officer of Theseus Pharmaceuticals; co-founded and serves on the Board of Directors of Kartos Therapeutics where he is President; and co-founded Telios Pharma, where he is President and serves on the Board of Directors. He is also Executive Chairman of Angiex.

Dr. Dukes holds an M.A. and D.Phil, from the University of Oxford, an MSc. in Cardiovascular Studies from the University of Leeds, and a B.Sc. in Pharmacology from the University of Bath.

Mr. Truex serves as CEO and Chairman for Thryv Therapeutics (Formerly LQT Therapeutics).

Before Thryv Therapeutics, Mr. Truex recently served as the Executive Chairman, Director, and Chief Executive Officer of Anthera Pharmaceuticals.

Mr. Truex has been involved in over $5 billion in biotech financing and strategic transactions. His recent experience includes initial public offerings for Milestone (Board Member, 2019), Trius (Board Member, 2010), Anthera (CEO, 2010), Peninsula (CEO, 2004), and Versicor (Vice President, 2000). Mr. Truex was Founder, President, and CEO of Peninsula Pharmaceuticals which was acquired by Johnson & Johnson and Forest for more than $700 million.

Mr. Truex began his biotech career at Eli Lilly where his business development experience included the Lilly ICOS joint venture for the development of Cialis®. Mr. Truex is a member of the Board of Milestone (MIST), Cymabay (CBAY), Anthera (ANTH), and Gladius.

Mr. Truex obtained his MBA from Indiana University and a BA in Economics from the University of Waterloo.

Dr. David J. Mazzo is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Lisata Therapeutics (previously Caladrius Biosciences).

Dr. Mazzo is a pharmaceutical executive and strategic leader with more than 35 years of broad international experience developing and launching drug products for both big pharma and emerging pharma in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan. He is also a seasoned board director, having served on the boards of all the companies for which he was CEO, as well as Essex Chemie AG (EU subsidiary of Schering-Plough), Avanir Pharmaceuticals and EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, where he served as chairman of the board until 2018. Dr. Mazzo is the current chairman of the board of Visioneering Technologies, Inc.

Dr. Mazzo earned a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry and an M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst), and he completed a research fellowship at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland). He also holds a B.S. (Chemistry) and a B.A. (Honors – Interdisciplinary Humanities) from Villanova University (Pennsylvania).

Dr. Jean De Serres currently serves as Vice President of Scientific Affairs and Operations at Paladin Labs

Dr. De Serres was previously CEO at Héma-Quebec, where he launched the production of stem cells, including the launch of a new plant. He was named Manager of the Year in 2003 for his success in cost efficiency and development. He is a former VP of R&D, Regulatory Affairs and In-Licensing for Jubilant/Draximage/HolisterStier where he led the development and launch of products in imaging, oncology, and immunology.

Dr. De Serres contributed to the founding of various biotech companies, including MedDiscovery SA (2006), a Swiss firm developing new medications against urogenital cancers, as well as Biomilestones Inc. (2008) and Gestion BD, marketing consulting firms for biopharmaceuticals.

Dr. De Serres is a board member of MedDiscovery, Cadens Medical Imaging and has previously served on the board of multiple organizations such as BioQuebec, Montreal InVivo, and the Canadian College of Family Physicians.

From 1999 to 2005, he was Medical Director and General Manager at CSL Behring with sales mostly in hematology and immunology. From 1996 to 1999, he was Director of Public Health in the Ottawa area. He was previously in charge of teaching units at McGill University and a practicing physician in emergency and family medicine.

In addition to his training in medicine, Dr. De Serres has a master’s degree in Community Health and an MBA in Bio-Industry Management from UQAM.

Dr. François-Thomas Michaud serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Feldan Therapeutics and is a co-founder of the company.

Dr. Michaud co-founded and became CEO of Feldan in 2007 while completing his PhD degree in chemical engineering. At the time, the company was mainly active in the production and international distribution of bioreagents. In parallel with sales activities, Dr. Michaud and Feldan’s team worked on a research project that led to the inception of proprietary cell-penetrating technology: the Feldan Shuttle. Over the years, Dr. Michaud’s value-creating vision has shaped the business model of the company, which now focuses exclusively on therapeutic development.

Dr. Michaud is actively engaged in corporate, academic, and entrepreneurial communities of the Province of Quebec and Canada as an administrator, speaker, and mentor. He is also a board member of Bio-Québec, Ag Biocentre and Entrepreneurial Laval.