Leadership

Our team

We are supported by a board of directors comprising some of the leading lights of the European healthcare ecosystem and advised by highly respected expert clinicians working in the field of interventional radiology and nuclear medicine from Europe and the US.

Alexis Peyroles
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Alexis Peyroles

> 25y Biotech and Pharma experience
Chairman Inside Tx & OWL Life Sciences
Former COO & CEO OSE Immunotherapeutics
Former General Manager LatAm at Guerbet
Former Group Financial Controller at Sanofi

Salvatore Calabrese
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Salvatore Calabrese

+20 years of experience in the life sciences sector
Former CFO at Gain Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: GANX)
Former CFO at Molmed S.p.A (MI: MLMD)
Former GM & Site Leader at Jazz Pharmaceutical SpA
Former CFO & COO at Gentium SpA (NASDAQ: GENT)

Pietro Bubba Bello
Head of Manufacturing & Operations

Pietro Bubba Bello

Former Site Head, Director of Operations, and Plant Director of Operations and HSE Country Manager at Novartis
Former Site Head and Qualified Person and Head of Quality Control at Advanced Accelerator Applications

Dr. Gianluca De Danieli
MD, MSc - Head of Clinical Development

Dr. Gianluca De Danieli

Former Medical Head, Italy and CEE at Advanced Accelerator Applications
Former Medical Lead, Fabry & Endocrinology Disease at Sanofi Genzyme
Former Medical Manager at Dompé and Medical Advisor at GE Healthcare

Gaia Bisaccioni
Head of RA/QA

Gaia Bisaccioni

Former Quality Site Head at Advanced Accelerator Applications
Former Quality Site Head & Deputy Qualified Person at Advanced Accelerator Applications

Dr. Pieter Janssen
Head of Product Development

Dr. Pieter Janssen

20 years MedTech and Pharmaceutical R&D expertise at Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Novartis and Shire.
As CTO of VIPUN Medical successfully developed medical devices in compliance with MDR and FDA requirements.

Carol Hegarty
Head of Clinical Operations

Dr. Carol Hegarty

Over 20 years of experience in Clinical Operations within the medical device sector.
Previously held responsibility for the operational oversight of global health initiatives, ensuring the successful delivery of strategic clinical data to support projects across drug delivery, wound management, and fast-moving consumer goods, with a focus on aligning clinical outcomes with commercial and regulatory objectives.

Governance

Board of directors

Seasoned leaders guiding strategy and ensuring accountability.

Mike Cogswell
Chairman

Mike Cogswell

34 years of proven expertise in international healthcare leadership
Chairman of DermaCure RT & EbaMed SA
CEO & President of MagneTx Oncology Solutions Inc.
Managing Director of Mureva Phototherapy Inc.
Former SVP global sales ViewRay Inc., Mevion Medical Systems Inc. & Elekta Inc.

Alexis Peyroles
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Alexis Peyroles

> 25y Biotech and Pharma experience
Chairman Inside Tx & OWL Life Sciences
Former COO & CEO OSE Immunotherapeutics
Former General Manager LatAm at Guerbet
Former Group Financial Controller at Sanofi

Dr. Michel Therin - DVM, PhD
DVM, PhD - President of MT2 Consulting

Dr. Michel Therin

Former President Advanced Therapies at Siemens Healthineers
Former Global Vice President at Medtronic Minimally Invasive Therapies Group

Diana Saraceni
Investor Director (Panakès)

Diana Saraceni

Co-founder and Managing Partner of Panakes Partners
Former Co-founder and Managing Partner at 360 Capital

Gerry Hogue NACD.DC
Independent Director

Gerry Hogue NACD.DC

Former Chairman & CEO VieCure Medical Inc.
Former NED Point Biopharma, Momentum Healthware & Precision Cancer Technologies
Former SVP & General Manager Elekta Inc.
Former Chairman & CDEO OpTx Corporation

Liliana Nordbakk
Investor Director (Neva)

Liliana Nordbakk

Partner, Neva SGR, Life Sciences
Board Observer, Tr1X Bio Inc.
Former Chair, NorCom IT GmbH
Co-founder, Kamau Therapeutics Inc.
Former Chair, Life Science Group, Band of Angels

Francesco Berri
Investor Director (Liftt & FinPosillipo)

Francesco Berri

Head of M&A & Business Development at LIFTT
Former VP at Lazard
Former Corporate M&A at GE

Marco Venturelli
Investor Director (Origine)

Marco Venturelli

International executive with 30 years in Novartis
Medtech Venture Partner in Origine Sgr
Chairman of the BoD in Checkmab Srl
Board member in Newronika SpA and Anaconda Biomed
Life sciences & well-being Ambassador at MIND Milan Innovation District

Researchers

Clinical advisory board

These are the people steering BetaGlue forward.

Prof. Jafar Golzarian MD
Interventional Radiologist
Chairman of the advisory board

Prof. Jafar Golzarian MD

University of Minnesota Divisional Director IR & Vascular Imaging
Co-founder & President of GEST annual symposium

Prof. Roberto Lezzi MD
Interventional Radiologist

Prof. Roberto Iezzi MD

Associate Professor. Department of Radiology Universes Catolica
Director of Interventional Radiology at Policlinico Gemelli Rome

Prof. Govindarajan Narayanan MD
Interventional Radiologist

Prof. Govindarajan Narayanan MD

Chief of Interventional Oncology for the Miami Cancer Institute
Course Director of the SPECTRUM IR oncology conference

Prof. Marco Maccauro MD
Nuclear Physician

Prof. Marco Maccauro MD

Associate Professor, of Nuclear Medicine at University of Milan.
Associate Director of Nuclear Department at National Cancer Institute Milan.

Prof. Flavio Rocha MD
Hepatobiliary Surgeon

Prof. Flavio Rocha MD

Hedinger Professor of Surgery.
Division Head of Surgical Oncology.
Physician-in-Chief, Knight Cancer Institute.
Oregon Health and Science University.

Prof. Peter J. Hosein
Professor of Clinical Medicine

Prof. Peter J. Hosein

Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Co-Leader Gastrointestinal Cancers Site Disease Group, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Director of Clinical Research, Sylvester Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute
Member, Scientific and Medical Advisory Board, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Member, National Cancer Institute Pancreas Task Force

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