About Molecure S.A.

Marcin Jan Szumowski

PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Marcin has over 15 years of experience in technology transfer, R&D project and life science investment management. He has been involved in preparation and management of more than 40 R&D and investment projects with a combined budget of over 200 million euro. He has founded and/or managed several life science start-ups, including Medicalgorithmics SA, where he was the CEO since its founding in 2005 until 2010. During that term he secured over 4 million PLN in private equity investment and over 4 million in matching public funds.

He was also responsible for business development and oversaw the first products cleared for marketing in Europe (CE mark, 2008, 2009) and USA (FDA 510k approval, 2009). Medicalgorithmics currently is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW, ticker MDG) with market capitalization over 1.2 billion PLN (300M USD) and high percentage of export sales. Marcin has been responsible for establishing a technology transfer platform within a bio-tech-med cluster (BTM Mazovia) formed around a 100 million euro Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology (CePT) investment project. The cluster brings together the three largest Warsaw universities, seven Polish Academy of Science institutes, several Polish biotech and biomed companies, VC and seed funds. He’s also a member of the GLG Institute. Since 2012 Marcin has also assisted the European Commission on independent expert panels performing the impact assessment and interim evaluations of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) the world’s largest public-private partnership (PPP) in pharmaceutical research.

Sławomir Piotr Broniarek

MEMBER OF THE BOARD, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Has almost 20 years’ experience in capital markets. During 1996-2000 he worked in the Department of Market Surveillance for the Securities and Exchange Commission (now the national Financial Supervision Authority) and as the Secretary of the Examination Commission for Investment Advisors. From 2000 to 2008 he worked in Pocztylion-Arka PTE SA as a Financial Controller and later as the Director of the Finance Department. From June 2008 till March 2011 he was employed by OPERA TFI SA, OPERA Dom Maklerski Sp. o.o. and OPERA-Kwiatkowski & Partners S.K.A. as Director of the Department of Finance & Accounting. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of the Brokerage Houses such as TMS Brokers S.A and FIT SA.

Slawek graduated from the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Marketing and Management, then finished postgraduate studies in enterprise value management at the Warsaw School of Economics in Warsaw, the Management 2008 course and Strategic Leadership Academy™ 2019 course at the Canadian International Management Institute and Harvard Business School Publishing.

Adam Gołębiowski

MEMBER OF THE BOARD, VP RESEARCH CHEMISTRY

Dr. Adam Gołębiowski, who is a co-founder of Molecure brings over 20 years of experience in leading research and development and drug discovery programs. In 1987 he completed his doctorate at the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Wayne State University, Michigan, USA. From 1989 to 2006, he led teams of medicinal chemists and research programs at Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals. From 2006 to 2012, he led research at the Institutes for Pharmaceutical Discovery (IPD) in Connecticut, USA. He is author of over 30 patents, 100 original publications, review articles and books.

Zbigniew Zasłona

MEMBER OF THE BOARD, VP RESEARCH BIOLOGY

Dr. Zbigniew Zasłona currently serves as Director of Biology at Molecure. He obtained his PhD in 2010 at the University of Giessen and the Marburg Lung Center in Germany, studying the mechanisms that modulate innate immunity in the context of pneumonia. He then undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan in the USA, where he focused on pharmacological studies of GPCR receptors, in particular lipid mediators of inflammation. From 2015 to October 2020, he was a research fellow at Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) in the Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, as well as a Senior Investigator at the UK biotechnology company Sitryx (which in March 2020 entered into a $1 bln collaboration and license agreementacquired by Lillywith Eli Lilly), where he was responsible for anti-inflammatory drug development programs. Dr. Zasłona is a recognized international expert in the field of inflammatory processes and lung diseases and is repeatedly invited to lecture at leading international scientific conferences. 

Agnieszka Rajczuk-Szczepańska

MEMBER OF THE BOARD, HR DIRECTOR

Agnieszka Rajczuk-Szczepańska currently serves as the Human Resources (HR) Director at Molecure. She has over 25 years of experience in HR, including over 10 years in managerial positions. As HR Director, she is responsible for recruitment, on-boarding, motivation, training and employee development, competence assessment and talent development management, work efficiency management and building employee engagement. She is a graduate of the University of Wrocław in the field of psychology with a specialization in organization and management. She also completed post–graduate studies in human resources management and labor law at the Kozminski University in Warsaw. She is a co-founder of the Polish HR Association in Poland. 

Piotr Żółkiewicz

CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD

Piotr has 15 years of experience in capital markets; he has graduated with a university degree in business and administration.
He started his career as an individual investor on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) and for many years was a director at Stalica Trading Limited, and in the past has advised companies including Kardiosystem, Europroject Management Consulting and companies from Eko Park Group.
He is co-author of the stock market success of Medicalgorithmics, in the role of VP of finance and operations (CFO & COO) from 2009-2015
He is founder of Zolkiewicz & Partners investment fund
Medicalgorithmics: member of the Supervisory Board since August 2015
Molecure: member of the Supervisory Board since June 2017

Tomasz Piec

VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD

Master’s degree from the University of Economics in Kraków, major in Management and Marketing (1994). A graduate of the University of Copenhagen, major in Business Relations Management (1992). D’Orsay Academy of Gastronomy and Wine 1990. From 1993, he was employed at Elektor Sp. z o.o. in Kraków. From 1994, he was the Regional Manager at REMY COINTREAU GROUP Polska. In 1995, he started working for COLGATE PALMOLIVE Polska, and from 2001 he was the Sales Manager at COLGATE PALMOLIVE Adria a.s. in the Balkans. From 2003, he was employed at Tchibo Polska as the Sales Director in the CEE region. In 2004, he joined SIGMA-KALON DECO Polska Sp. z o.o. as the Commercial Director, and a Member of the Management Board of the Polish company.

In 2007, he was appointed a Member of the Management Board of SIGMAKALON Deco Eastern a.s., and later of a part of PPG Europe in Prague where he was responsible for the operation of the commercial teams in Central & Eastern Europe and Africa (EMEA). From May 2008, he was associated with the Capital Group of Synthos S.A. as the Commercial Director, and later a Member of the Management Board responsible for managing the company’s commercial processes around the world. From July 2016, in the rank of Vice President of the Management Board, he was responsible for five business units, marketing and M&A projects. From June 2020, at FTF Columbus as the Managing Partner responsible for the Science and Technology sub-investment fund.

Mariusz Gromek

MEMBER OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD

Mariusz Gromek has been associated with the capital group of Mr. Michał Sołowow for the last 25 years. He was the President and CEO of NOMI SA and Cersanit SA, both companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. He is an expert in building and control of large industrial and trade organizations. For many years he was the Chairman of Barlinek SA Supervisory Board, the largest worldwide producer of natural wooden floors, having manufacturing sites in 5 different countries with export to over 50 countries worldwide. Mr Gromek has experience in collaboration with sector industrial investors and large investment funds.
He graduated from the Main School of Planning and Statistics in Warsaw specializing in international trade.

Nancy Van Osselaer, PhD

MEMBER OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD

Dr Van Osselaer is an experienced global biopharmaceutical professional with over 25 years experience leading drug development projects at leading pharmaceutical companies. Nancy currently serves as an independent consultant for her company Why2What, which provides strategic implementation advice to biotech companies.

Nancy was previously Vice President Early Stage Development portfolio leader at Galapagos, where she was responsible for the strategy and development of early assets, including the cystic fibrosis program and various highly innovative assets in the immune-inflammation space. Before joining Galapagos, Nancy worked at UCB where she worked to identify better outcomes for neurology patients beyond the current treatment regimes.

Prior to this, Nancy spent over 17 years at Johnson and Johnson contributing to multiple registration files and participating in development review committees.

Nancy is a pharmacist by training and holds a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Antwerp, Belgium.​

Paul Van der Horst, PhD

MEMBER OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD

Dr van der Horst has a strong track record of biotech business development having acted as lead negotiator in over 20 licensing and M&A transactions and raised over $1.3 billion through capital market transactions during his career.

Paul currently serves as Chief Business Officer at Agomab Therapeutics and prior to joining Agomab, he was Head of Corporate Development at Galapagos. In this role, he led all major transactions, investments, licensing and M&A activities, most notably, a key negotiator for Galapagos’ transformative $5bn strategic collaboration with Gilead Sciences.

From 2013 to 2016, Paul worked at Kempen & Co a boutique investment bank with specialist expertise in life sciences and healthcare, where he was responsible for transatlantic brokerage and investor transactions related to European pharmaceutical and biotech stocks.

Paul studied medicine and holds a PhD in Gynaecological Oncology from the Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam. Paul is a member of the Board of Directors at ImmuneTune.

Paweł Trawkowski

MEMBER OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD

Pawel Trawkowski is graduate of faculty of Marketing and Management of Warsaw University with 25 years of managerial experience and broad knowledge acquired in largest international pharmaceutical companies.

From 1997 to 2003 he was working in Abbott Laboratories Poland as Financial Controller. From 2003 to 2009 he was Finance Director and member of management board in polish affiliate of Wyeth, and after Pfizer acquisition of Wyeth he was Senior Strategist responsible for Business Development projects for Poland and CEE countries.

Since 2010 he works in Gilead Sciences where he had various roles in Europe and USA including leading global projects. Currently he is Vice President of Finance for ACE (Australia, Canada and Europe) Region. His responsibilities include oversight for all finance processes in the region, especially in area of financial planning, analysis and reporting for both Corporate and local markets.

Jacek Olczak

HEAD OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Head of Medicinal Chemistry and Co-founder. Jacek is an entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in synthetic and medicinal chemistry. He has been the co-founder and President of TriMen Chemicals SA since 1999. TriMen Chemicals has offered its CRO services not only in Poland but also internationally and attracted a number of customers ranging from big pharma companies and large and medium-sized biotech companies from Europe and United States (several contracts) to private and not-for-profit US research organizations. Jacek has managed most of these contracts and has been personally involved in a number of projects focused on medicinal chemistry, process chemistry and synthesis of complex molecules. Jacek received his PhD in organic chemistry from the Łódź University of Technology and is a co-author of more than 25 peer-reviewed publications and patents (>260 citations, H-index=11).

Samson Fung

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

Dr Samson Fung graduated from the University of Freiburg, Germany and obtained his board certification in internal medicine with sub-specialization in oncology and hematology.

Dr Fung brings more than two decades of global industry and senior leadership experience across the life science sector.
He has significant biotech experience with senior leadership roles (Head of Clinical Development, interim CMO) at several of Europe’s most successful biotech companies including Micromet, later acquired by AMGEN, Morphosys and argenx.

Dr. Fung has also held senior roles in clinical development, medical affairs, business development and strategic marketing at leading global pharmaceutical companies including Roche, Novartis, Pharmacia/Pfizer, Novo Nordisk and AstraZeneca.

Magdalena Tyszkiewicz

HEAD OF CMC

Magdalena Tyszkiewicz, PhD,  graduated from Biotechnology at Chemical Department of Technical University of Warsaw. In 2011 she received her PhD degree with distinction from Institute of Organic Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences. Her dissertation entitled „Structural elucidation on b-lactam analogues by circular dichroism spectroscopy” was granted by the The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland award for the best doctoral dissertations. In her scientific research she was focused on synthesis and absolute configuration assignment of biologically active compounds. After a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Technical University of Berlin (under a scholarship from the Alexander Humboldt Foundation and BASF) she joined our CMC team in 2015. She dealt with the development of synthetic processes and analytical methods for API quality control. Currently, Dr Tyszkiewicz coordinates the work of the CMC team and is responsible for cooperation with external API and DP manufacturers (CRO).

She is the co-author of 15 scientific publications, one book chapter and one patent.

Anna Bajera

DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL OPERATIONS

Dr Anna Bajera is a graduate of the first Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of Warsaw. For 19 years she has been professionally associated with the clinical research industry. She worked at both global pharmaceutical companies (Novartis, GSK) and CRO (PPD, InventivHealth). During many years of work, she was responsible for monitoring, managing international, multicenter clinical trials and supervising their quality. She also participated in the creation and development of the branch of the Italian CRO in Poland (OPIS), as well as the Clinical Research Development Center in the newly established public institution – Medical Research Agency (MRA). Projects on which she worked at MRA, such as: development of Clinical Research Support Centers; Patient in clinical trials; The Clinical Research Academy will contribute to the removal of barriers to the development of clinical trials in Poland. She also participated in the work on the Act on Clinical Trials (which is to enable the application of EU Regulation 536/2014 in our country),she chaired the work of the non-commercial research group and initiated Poland’s cooperation with the ECRIN network, which brings together scientific partners in Europe. After the creation of the Polish part of the network – POLCRIN , she was a representative in the ECRIN Members’ Assembly.

Marta Dudek

MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Marta Dudek, MD, PhD, received her PhD degree in biochemistry from the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the University of Warsaw in 2012. She has worked with oncological patients for the past 8 years. She has experience in chemotherapy of solid tumors (mainly of the gastrointestinal tract) and hematological malignancies. Simultaneously with her medical practice, she conducted scientific research in biomedical sciences in the areas of RNA, fibrosis and cancer cachexia.  In 2017, she received her PhD degree in biochemistry from the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the University of Warsaw (CeNT). She completed her postdoctoral internship at the Medical University of Vienna. Ms Dudek, PhD, also obtained the title of specialist in clinical oncology in 2020.

Nicolas Beuzen

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSING

Nicolas has over 15 years’ experience working for various biopharmaceutical companies in France, India and Poland, from large and mid-size pharma, to start-ups. In his different roles including chief scientific officer and business development director, he has gained broad and applied knowledge in the development of new chemical entities (NCEs) and biologics for neurodegenerative diseases, oncology and rare diseases. Working with high performance, international R&D teams, he obtained experience in evaluation, negotiation and management of strategic alliances and partnerships. Nicolas is co-inventor on 2 patents. He holds a PhD in molecular biology and genomics from the University of Glasgow and a master in management and administration from the Université Lyon III in France.

Marta Borkowska

DIRECTOR OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OFFICE

During her studies in 2010-2013 she worked with the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology – supporting the organization of international conference, including “Managing Innovation” in 2010 and then as a project manager in the Department of International Cooperation and Project Management. Since 2013 she has been involved in early development and operations management at Molecure. Marta graduated with honors from the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology. Her thesis was entitled “Management in science: platforms for Technology Transfer in Preclinical Research and Technology.”

Bart Lambrecht

MD, PhD

Marta Dudek, MD, PhD, received her PhD degree in biochemistry from the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the University of Warsaw in 2012. She has worked with oncological patients for the past 8 years. She has experience in chemotherapy of solid tumors (mainly of the gastrointestinal tract) and hematological malignancies. Simultaneously with her medical practice, she conducted scientific research in biomedical sciences in the areas of RNA, fibrosis and cancer cachexia.  In 2017, she received her PhD degree in biochemistry from the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the University of Warsaw (CeNT). She completed her postdoctoral internship at the Medical University of Vienna. Ms Dudek, PhD, also obtained the title of specialist in clinical oncology in 2020.

Nancy Van Osselaer

PhD

Dr Van Osselaer is an experienced global biopharmaceutical professional with over 25 years experience leading drug development projects at leading pharmaceutical companies. Nancy currently serves as an independent consultant for her company Why2What, which provides strategic implementation advice to biotech companies.

Nancy was previously Vice President Early Stage Development portfolio leader at Galapagos, where she was responsible for the strategy and development of early assets, including the cystic fibrosis program and various highly innovative assets in the immune-inflammation space. Before joining Galapagos, Nancy worked at UCB where she worked to identify better outcomes for neurology patients beyond the current treatment regimes.

Prior to this, Nancy spent over 17 years at Johnson and Johnson contributing to multiple registration files and participating in development review committees.

Nancy is a pharmacist by training and holds a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Antwerp, Belgium.​

Reynold A. Panettieri Jr.

MD, PhD

Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr, M.D., is Professor of Medicine, Director of the Airways Biology Initiative and Comprehensive Asthma Program, and Deputy Director of the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. His interests focus on airway smooth muscle function in asthma and the molecular and cellular mechanisms of airway smooth muscle function and growth. He is principal investigator on several NIH-sponsored grants, industry-sponsored clinical studies and is director of a program project grant examining novel approaches in modulating GPCR function. He is the author of over 410 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Panettieri is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Robert E. Cooke Memorial Lectureship at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting, the Joseph R. Rodarte Award for Scientific Distinction and the Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments from the American Thoracic Society and several honorary memberships, including membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, the National Asthma Education Program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He is also an active member of numerous national professional and scientific societies, including the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society. In 2013, he was elected Chairman of the Respiratory Structure and Function Assembly of the American Thoracic Society.

Douglas Hay

PhD

Dr. Douglas W.P. Hay obtained his PhD in Physiology and Pharmacology from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. Douglas is a Pharmaceutical Executive with more than 20 years in Drug Discovery, with particular expertise in respiratory and inflammatory disease therapeutic areas. Douglas joined GSK in 1985, and from 2001-2007 he was Vice President of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Drug Discovery group within the Respiratory & Inflammation Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery, leading over 80 staff. From 1985-2007 at GSK Douglas and staff identified more than 25 compounds selected for development, with 1 Approved, 1 NDA filed and 1 compound completing Phase III clinical trials. In 2007 Douglas joined Galleon Pharmaceuticals, a start-up company in Horsham, PA, as Senior Vice President, Drug Discovery, where in less than 6 months he built a high-quality team working on medicines for ventilator control conditions, such as sleep apnea. Douglas is recognized internationally as an expert in the area of respiratory science and therapeutics. He is author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers, more than 40 book chapters and reviews, and co-edited 2 books. Douglas is currently President of Hay Drug Discovery Consulting, LLC, which he formed in September, 2009.

Bruce Conway

PhD

Senior advisor, Biology & Pharmacology. Bruce is a scientific leader with over 18 years of experience in both large and small pharmaceutical organizations. While at Johnson & Johnson, Bruce served as the project leader for numerous high-profile, company-wide initiatives and championed the progression of four compounds into the clinic, one of which resulted in Invokana/Canagliflozin as an approved treatment for Type 2 Diabetes. Bruce served as the lead biologist for the global collaboration with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma and worked with clinicians to ensure a smooth translation from preclinical efficacy models to Phase II Clinical trials. As the Senior Director of Biology and Pharmacology at the Institutes for Pharmaceutical Discovery, Bruce oversaw the scientific operations of the In Vitro Biology, Pharmacology and DMPK Teams. He is the Founder of CPG Consulting and currently serves as the Executive in Residence at Columbia University Medical Centre. He is an inventor on nine US patents and an author on ~ 30 peer-revieved journal articles, book chapters and reviews. Bruce received his PhD in pharmacology from the Medical College of Virginia and did his post-doctoral training at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.

Rafał Krenke

MD, PhD

Head of Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases & Allergy, Medical University of Warsaw

Prof. Krenke heads the Department of the Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases & Allergy, Medical University of Warsaw. He is the Deputy Dean of the First Faculty of Medicine at Medical University of Warsaw and the Regional Consultant in the field of lung diseases.

Prof. Krenke is a member of the European Respiratory Society, Polish Society of Lung Diseases (since 2014 as a Member of the Board), Polish Society of Internal Medicine. His scientific interest concentrates on obstructive pulmonary diseases, pleural disorders and endoscopic techniques used in the diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases. He is a co-author of 80 original papers, 40 review papers, 50 chapters in monographs and books, 109 abstracts, with a total IF 146,549 of full text publications. He is a reviewer in several scientific journals including: Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Respiratory Care, Respiration, Respiratory Medicine, BMC Infectious Diseases, International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, BMC Pulmonary Medicine etc. He led several research grants and also obtained an independent research grant from Pfizer Inc.

Prof. Krenke has held several internships abroad, i.e in the Klinik fur Lüngen und Bronchialerkrankungen, Greifenstein (Germany), Department of Chest Diseases St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (Netherlands) and Ruhrandklinik, Essen (Germany). He also completed many professional trainings, i.e.: Live Interventional Bronchoscopy in France, airway stenting course in France and bronchoscopy course in Greece organized by the European Respiratory Society.

His achievements have been honored with numerous awards including: The Gold Cross of Merit, the Medal of the National Education Commission, the Medal of Merit for Health Care, and many other awards for his scientific achievements.