About Us
Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Usamah Kayyali, Ph.D.
Usamah Kayyali, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Co-founder
20+ years experience in academia and Boston area biotech industry; successful entrepreneur (founded Apredica, an ADME-Tox CRO in 2006, exit to Cyprotex, PLC (now Evotec)); expertise in ADME-Tox and mechanistic strategies for hit-to-lead, lead optimization and de-risking drug-discovery programs.
Usamah Kayyali, Ph.D.
Usamah Kayyali, Ph.D.
Usamah Kayyali, Ph.D.
Co-founder, Advisor
Dr. Usamah Kayyali previously conducted research over two decades in molecular and cell biology of disease at Harvard and Tufts Universities, which was funded by the NIH and other agencies. His lab demonstrated a role for p38 MAP kinase-MK2 activation in augmenting the vascular endothelium, and developed an MK2-activa
Co-founder, Advisor
Dr. Usamah Kayyali previously conducted research over two decades in molecular and cell biology of disease at Harvard and Tufts Universities, which was funded by the NIH and other agencies. His lab demonstrated a role for p38 MAP kinase-MK2 activation in augmenting the vascular endothelium, and developed an MK2-activating peptide as a potential drug. He currently serves as Scientific Advisor for Akttyva.
Mario DiPaola, Ph.D.
Usamah Kayyali, Ph.D.
Mario DiPaola, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Mario DiPaola is an experienced executive with a 25-year record in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. He is the founder or co-founder of a number of companies, including Blue Stream Labs Inc., Oncovolution LLC, Therabene LLC and Higher-Order Technologies LLC. He is also the author of several patents and 50+ publications.