John Koconis, MBA
CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
John has had a highly accomplished career as both a strategic and operational leader in the pharmaceutical sector with over 25 years of experience leading successful teams in global markets and launching multiple market-leading products. John brings a unique perspective through his experience in broad, specialty and rare/orphan dermatology development and commercialization.
David Cohen, MD
DIRECTOR
Dr. Cohen is the Charles C. and Dorothea E. Harris Professor of Dermatology at New York University School of Medicine, where he also serves as Chief of Allergy and Contact Dermatitis, Vice Chairman of Clinical Affairs, and Director of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology. Dr. Cohen joined the NYU faculty in 1994 and his work has concentrated on cutaneous allergic and toxic reactions to exogenous and photo-reactive chemicals and the interaction of environmental stressors on the skin.
Lubor Gaal, PhD
DIRECTOR
Lubor Gaal, PhD is Senior Vice President and Head of Europe at Locust Walk, a global life science transaction firm with offices in Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo and Europe, where is leading and managing corporate and business development or financing transactions for many innovative European biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies across various therapeutic areas.
Gianluca Pirozzi, PhD
DIRECTOR
Dr. Pirozzi is Senior Vice President, Head of Clinical Development and Translational Sciences at Alexion Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Pirozzi joined Alexion in October 2019 and has nearly two decades of experience in drug development, previously serving various roles at Sanofi Genzyme, including Head of Development for Rare Diseases and Gene Therapy, and Global Project Head for Dupixent®.
Edward Sitar, CPA
DIRECTOR
Ed Sitar, CPA, Chair of our Audit Committee has extensive financial leadership in public Companies and has served as CFO in a variety of public companies including 9 Meters Biopharma (Nasdaq:NMTR), Cancer Genetics (Nasdaq:CGIX), Active Health Management (subsidiary of Aetna - Nasdaq AET), Vital Signs (Nasdaq:VITL) and MIM corporation (now BioScrip - Nasdaq:BIOS).