Our journey:
Changing the future of inflammatory diseases
Our journey:
Changing the future of inflammatory diseases
Our story began with a team of scientists and visionaries looking to tackle one of healthcare’s greatest unmet needs: inflammatory diseases. When we recognized the potential for SERPIN proteins to mitigate these conditions, we committed to developing a first-in-class therapeutic to restore immune balance to harmful inflammatory environments.
Our therapeutic, now known as SP16, is currently undergoing pre-clinical and clinical trials for a broad span of orphan, chronic, and acute indications. We are currently collaborating with leaders across diverse fields of research to deliver our technology to the patients who need it most.
Dr. Gelber has previously held executive positions in biopharmaceutical companies, including ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation, Molecular Discoveries, MannKind, and ATCC. She earned her PhD at the Weizmann Institute, completed her postdoctoral research at Stanford University,
and her MBA at Cornell University.
Cohava Gelber, PhD, MBA
Founder, Executive Chairperson, & CEO
Dr. Denise Barbut is a physician-scientist and entrepreneur with decades of experience in medical device and drug development. She is a Professor of Neurology, formerly at Cornell University and has founded and led several biotech companies.
Denise Barbut, MD
Board Member
Dr. Fleming is co-founder of Kinexum LLC – a leading strategic consulting organization in the cardiometabolic space. Serves on over a dozen clinical advisory boards for major pharma and biotech companies. Former Chief of Metabolic Group, FDA.
Alexander Fleming, MD
Board Member
Dr. Lawrence Steinman is a professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Pediatrics, and Genetics. He also served as the Chair of the Stanford University Interdepartmental Program in Immunology from 2003-2011.
Lawrence Steinman, MD
Board Member
William Johns has over 20 years of investment banking in New York and London.
William B Johns, MBA
Board Member
Co-Founder of Kinexum LLC – a leading strategic consulting organization in the cardiometabolic space. Serves on over a dozen clinical advisory boards for major pharma and biotech companies. Former Chief of Metabolic Group, FDA.
Alexander Fleming, MD
Chair of Scientific Advisory Board
Previous Dean of Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Previously, he was chairman of the department of internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine for 20 years. Dr. Gotto has been National President of the American Heart Association and President of the International Atherosclerosis Society.
Antonio Gotto, MD, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Former senior executive in Pfizer and Lilly Drug Development. Dr. Altstiel is a neurologist by training and focused his PhD on cell biology, virology and physical chemistry.
Larry Douglas Altstiel, MD, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Director, Division of Allergy and Immunology; Director, Cincinnati Center for Eosinophilic Disorders; and Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics. At Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Rothenberg is focused on solving the mysteries of allergic inflammatory diseases, especially EGIDs.
Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr. Smith is the Kenneth and Diane Wright Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Smith’s NIH funded research team focuses on peripheral neuropathy in diabetes and obesity.
Gordon Smith MD
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Professor at Stanford University. Dr. Steinman’s research is in neuroimmunology with a clinical focus on neurology, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis and immune disorders.
Lawrence Steinmann, MD
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr. Zeldis is the former Chief Medical Officer of Celgene Corporation (Nasdaq:CELG). Dr. Zeldis has played an instrumental role at the company, helping it grow into one of the largest global pharmaceutical firms.
Jerome (“Jerry) Zeldis, MD, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board Member
The Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center since 2003. Under his leadership, the Bayview division has developed major clinical and research programs in STIs, hospital epidemiology, antibiotic stewardship and skin and soft tissue infections.
Jonathan Zenilman, MD
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Co-Director of the Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) at George Mason University since 2005. He served as Co-Director of the FDA-NCI Clinical Proteomics Program, a Senior Investigator at the FDA and is a co-founder of 4 life science companies.
Emanuel Petricoin III, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board Member