> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # United Neuroscience - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/united-neuroscience/ - Published: 1999-01-03T02:06:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-14T04:07:01.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization **United Neuroscience (UNS)** is an Irish biotechnology company based in Dublin, Ireland.\[1\] It is a subsidiary of [Vaxxinity](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Vaxxinity).\[2\] ## History United Neuroscience was spun out of [United Biomedical](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-Biomedical) (UBI) in 2014 to develop its Alzheimer's Disease vaccine candidate, UB-311.\[3\]\[4\] It was officially incorporated in Dublin on October 16, 2014.\[5\] On April 1, 2021, United Neuroscience and [COVAXX](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVAXX) announced that they would consolidate into a new company called Vaxxinity.\[2:1\] ## Organization | Name | Position | Notes | | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Mei Mei Hu | Chief Executive Officer\[6\] | [COVAXX](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVAXX), [United Biomedical](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-Biomedical) (UBI), [Forum of Young Global Leaders](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Forum-of-Young-Global-Leaders), McKinsey & Company, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Jack Green Group, [Give to Cure](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Give-to-Cure) | | Lou Reese | Co-founder and board member\[7\] | [COVAXX](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVAXX), [United Biomedical](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-Biomedical) (UBI), [Give to Cure](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Give-to-Cure), Jack Green Group | | Chang Yi Wang | Chief Scientific Officer;\[1:1\] Executive Founder and Chairperson, Scientific Committee\[8\] | [United Biomedical](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-Biomedical) (UBI), [United Biomedical-Asia](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-Biomedical-Asia) (UBI-Asia), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | | Paul Frohna | Chief Medical Officer\[9\] | Frohna Biotech Consulting, ProFibrix, FibroGen, Genentech | | Farshad Guirakhoo | Chief Scientific Officer\[8:1\] | National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Acambis, Sanofi Pasteur, Hookipa Biotech, Vaxess Technologies, GeoVax, Responsive BioServices, [COVAXX](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVAXX), [Vaxxinity](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Vaxxinity), ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies | | Ajay Verma | Chief Medical Officer\[10\] | Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), [Merck](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Merck), Novartis, Biogen | | Sam Bakri | Vice President of Business Development\[9:1\] | [Give to Cure](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Give-to-Cure), Eastern Healthcare Partners, Kind Consumer, Roche, Novartis, Fulbright Program | | PJ Chen | Vice President of Clinical Development\[10:1\] | Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD), WuXiPRA, [AstraZeneca](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/AstraZeneca), Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging | | Mariah DeLeón | Vice President of People\[8:2\] | Glassdoor, Culture Summit, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Figma, CrowdStrike\[11\] | | Jean-Cosme Dodart | Vice President of Preclinical\[8:3\] | Eli Lilly, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), NeuroBehavior Laboratory (NBL), Sage Therapeutics, Novartis, Wave Life Sciences, [Vaxxinity](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Vaxxinity), Codiak BioSciences\[12\] | | Martin Doran | Vice President of Finance\[8:4\] | Mylan, [Pfizer](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Pfizer), Oracle, Chartered Accountants Ireland\[13\] | | Chung-Ho Hung | Vice President of Product Development\[9:2\] | Apollo Biomedicals, Verigen | | Feng Lin | New Vaccine Development Lead\[9:3\] | [United Biomedical](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-Biomedical) (UBI), Beijing People's Hospital, Beijing Medical School, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University | | Herb Roberts | Vice President of Finance\[9:4\] | Helicon, Juniper Content Corporation, DrFirst, Arthur Young & Company | | Caroline Saxton | Vice President of Program Management\[8:5\] | American Cyanamid, Tetra Pak, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, [Vaxxinity](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Vaxxinity), Community Center of Northern Westchester (CCNW)\[8:6\] | | Brandon Schurter | Vice President of Legal\[8:7\] | University of California, Irvine (UCI), Pasteur Institute, Morgan & Finnegan, Locke Lord, [United Biomedical](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-Biomedical) (UBI), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals\[8:8\] | | Leigh Shaw | Vice President of Regulatory\[8:9\] | Cantab Pharmaceuticals, Huntingdon Life Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Gregory Fryer Associates, NightstaRx, Syncona Partners, Nightstar Therapeutics, GenSight Biologics, Bloomsbury Genetic Therapies, SpliceBio\[14\] | | Joop Sistermans | Director\[8:10\] | Advisory Council for Science and Technology Policy (AWT), Maastricht School of Management, Origin B.V., Akzo Nobel\[15\] | | Thomas Zeltner | Chairman of the Advisory Board\[9:5\] | Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA), Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, Global Patient Safety Forum, *Journal of Patient Safety*, [World Health Organization](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Health-Organization) (WHO), Global Agenda Council on Digital Health, Swiss Transfusion SRC, Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, Science et Cité, University of Bern, [Give to Cure](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Give-to-Cure) | | Jeremy Friese | Advisor\[9:6\] | Mayo Clinic, Center for Individualized Medicine, Evidentia Health, Silicon Valley Biosystems | | Daniel Hunt | Advisor\[9:7\] | Genentech, Abgenix, Roche, Chiron Corporation, Comentis, Morrison & Foerster | | Kostas Lyketsos | Advisor\[9:8\] | Johns Hopkins Neuropsychiatry Service, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry, [Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Johns-Hopkins-Bloomberg-School-of-Public-Health), Mackey-White Traumatic Brain Injury Committee | | Campbell Murray | Advisor\[9:9\] | Novartis Venture Fund, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Auckland City Hospital, Kauffman Fellows, Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Bionano Genomics, Euthymics Bioscience, Galera Therapeutics, ImaginAb, Neurovance | | Deitrich Stephan | Advisor\[9:10\] | University of Pittsburgh Department of Human Genetics, Institute for Precision Medicine (IPM), Silicon Valley Biosystems, Gene Partnership, Navigenics, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Aueon, Amnestix, DiaVacs | | Hans Von Celsing | Advisor\[9:11\] | NeuroVentures, Gelexis Healthcare, Elekta Holdings U.S., Elekta, Clinical Laserthermia Systems | | Steve Arnold | Scientific Advisory Board member\[16\] | Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School | | Robert Brown | Scientific Advisory Board member\[16:1\] | Horae Gene Therapy Center | | Jeffrey Cummings | Scientific Advisory Board member\[16:2\] | Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health | | Nick Fox | Scientific Advisory Board member\[16:3\] | University College London (UCL) | | Brad Hyman | Scientific Advisory Board member\[16:4\] | Harvard Medical School | | Wayne Koff | Scientific Advisory Board member\[16:5\] | [COVAXX](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVAXX), Human Vaccines Project | | Paul Maruff | Scientific Advisory Board member\[16:6\] | Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health | | Eric Reiman | Scientific Advisory Board member\[16:7\] | Banner Alzheimer's Institute (BAI) | ## External links - [Crunchbase](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/united-neuroscience) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/unitedneuroscience/) - [OpenCorporates (Ireland)](https://opencorporates.com/companies/ie/551174) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/UNSTechBio) - [Website (archived)](https://web.archive.org/web/20190415081005/https://www.unitedneuroscience.com/) --- 1. Alumni Spotlight. (2020, June 2). *Green Vale Magazine*, 19\. Issuu. ↩︎ ↩︎ 2. Murphy, D., & Schull, D. (2021, April 1). *COVAXX and United Neuroscience are now Vaxxinity.* Vaxxinity. ↩︎ ↩︎ 3. *Louis Garfield Reese, IV.* Global Health Care Initiative. Retrieved October 25, 2024, from ↩︎ 4. *About Us.* United Neuroscience. Retrieved May 11, 2016, from ↩︎ 5. *United Neuroscience Limited.* OpenCorporates. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from ↩︎ 6. *About.* COVAXX. Retrieved April 7, 2020, from ↩︎ 7. *Lou Reese.* Big Think. Retrieved February 23, 2024, from ↩︎ 8. *About.* United Neuroscience. Retrieved June 22, 2020, from ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ 9. *Leadership.* United Neuroscience. Retrieved May 11, 2016, from ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ 10. *Leadership.* United Neuroscience. Retrieved October 23, 2017, from ↩︎ ↩︎ 11. *Testimonials.* Mariah DeLeón. Retrieved October 29, 2024, from ↩︎ 12. *Experience | Jean-Cosme Dodart.* LinkedIn. Retrieved October 29, 2024, from ↩︎ 13. *Form S-1 - Vaxxinity, Inc.* (2021, October 8). Securities and Exchange Commission. ↩︎ 14. *Experience | Leigh Shaw.* LinkedIn. Retrieved October 29, 2024, from ↩︎ 15. *Joop Sistermans.* OMICS International. Retrieved October 29, 2024, from ↩︎ 16. *About.* United Neuroscience. Retrieved March 15, 2020, from ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎