Meet Our World-Class Team
Our management team and board of directors combines decades of industry-specific experience in ophthalmology, developing therapies and successfully bringing products to market.
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Together we work persistently and stay focused on our mission to improve patients' lives.
Excellence
Patients First
Transparency
Our Values
Management
Ali Ardakani​
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CMO
Ulrich Haupts, PhD​​
CSO
Sean Hodgins, CPA​
CFO​​
Advisors
Christopher Crean
​Head Preclinical Development
Scott Rudge, PhD
Head CMC & Manufacturing
Libby Russell, PhD
CMC & Manufacturing
Janice Lansita, PhD, DABT
Head Toxicology
The Board
Henning Afflerbach, PhD
Board Chair
Christian Nafe
Director​
Oliver Buck
Director
Hooshmand Sheshbaradaran, PhD
Director
Ali Ardakani
Director
Andreas Wallnöfer, PhD
Director
The Board Advisors
Bent Reichardt, PhD
Board Advisor
Udo Vetter
Board Advisor
Scientific Advisory Board
Robert Avery, MD
Key Opinion Leader (KOL)
David Boyer, MD​
Key Opinion Leader (KOL)
Arshad Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS​
Key Opinion Leader (KOL)
Harpal Sandhu, MD​
Key Opinion Leader (KOL)