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
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
Acting CMO
Dr. Dove has served in executive and board positions in multiple biopharmaceutical companies, including Advanced Biohealing, Aeris Therapeutics and Intera Oncology. He attended medical school at New York University and earned his MBA at UC Berkeley.
David Dove, MD, MBA
Board Member
Dr. Abeles was a Senior Medical Executive with Sterling Drug, Pfizer, Revlon Health Care, and Health Care Analyst at Kidder Peabody. He is an entrepreneur, venture investor and served on dozens of executive boards.
John H Abeles, MD
Board Member
Mr. Yachin is a founder and chairperson of multiple biomedical companies, including Chiasma, Enzymotec, MGVS, Remon and Nanopass. He earned his Bachelor of Science and MBA from Technion – Israeli Institute of Technology.
Guy Yachin, MBA
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
Mr. Aitkens has spent his career specializing in CFO and controller services across various industries both foreign and domestic. Mr. Aiken’s career-long proficiency in GAAP accounting, financial statement reporting, internal controls, and bookkeeping ensures consummate financial compliance and reporting on behalf of Serpin Pharma.
Dan Aitkens, CPA
Acting CFO
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
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
Co-Director of CRG-STEMM. Professor (ladder rank) of Anesthesiology and a member of the Program in Neurosciences at the University of California San Diego. Dr. Campana’s work focuses on cellular and molecular mechanisms of peripheral nerve injury and how injury is associated with chronic neuropathic pain.
Wendy Campana, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board Member
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
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