Vaxxinity
Vaxxinity, Inc. is an American biotechnology company based in Dallas, Texas.
It was formed through the merger of COVAXX and United Neuroscience.[1]
History
On April 1, 2021, United Neuroscience and COVAXX announced that they would consolidate into a new company called Vaxxinity.[1:1]
Organization
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mei Mei Hu | Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer[2] | United Biomedical (UBI), McKinsey & Company, Forum of Young Global Leaders |
| Lou Reese | Chairman of the Board | United Neuroscience, ShenLian Biotech |
| Jean-Cosme Dodart | Senior Vice President of Clinical Research and Development[3] | Eli Lilly, Merck, Novartis, Sage Therapeutics, Wave Life Sciences |
| Martin Doran | Vice President of Finance | Mylan, Pfizer, Oracle, Chartered Accountants Ireland |
| Amy Fix | Chief Regulatory Officer | Arcellx, Scendea, Novavax, Emergent BioSolutions, Human Genome Sciences, Shire, MedImmune, Baxter International, World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Farshad Guirakhoo | Chief Scientific Officer | National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) |
| Jon Harrison | Chief Government Officer | Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), Arctic Council, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), World Meteorological Congress, International Wildlife Conservation Council, National Petroleum Council (NPC), United States Arctic Research Commission (USARC) |
| Mark Joinnides | Chief of Staff | United Neuroscience, Simon-Kucher, CBPartners |
| John Krayacich | Chief Business Officer[4] | LEO Pharma, Novartis, Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Ambrose Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer |
| Ben Matone | Vice President of Investor Relations[5] | Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Nasdaq |
| Dario Mirski | Senior Vice President of Neurological and Chronic Diseases | Novartis, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Sanofi, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Bayer, LivaNova |
| Thomas P. Monath | Chief Development Officer | Crozet BioPharma, Acambis, Kleiner Perkins, NCEZID Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD), United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), National Vaccines Advisory Committee (NVAC), American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) |
| Manal Morsy | Chief Regulatory Officer[6] | - |
| Ulo Palm | Chief Medical Officer | Ordaos Bio, Allergan, TransCelerate BioPharma |
| René Paula Molina | General Counsel and Secretary | Cravath, Swaine & Moore, HSBC Securities, Audible, ZX Ventures, Bionic, Deloitte |
| Jason Pesile | Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting[7] | - |
| Peter Powchik | Executive Vice President of Research and Development | United Neuroscience, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Novartis, Sepracor |
| Sumita Ray | Chief Legal, Compliance and Administrative Officer[8] | Instil Bio, Calithera Biosciences, Pharmacyclics, Elan Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, AstraZeneca, Biomea Fusion, BioTrillion |
| Dwayne Soisson | Vice President of Operations | Merck, Dendreon |
| Kate Surdez | Vice President of People | Viela Bio, MedImmune, AstraZeneca, Fugro, Pearson Education |
| Greg Blatt | Director | - |
| James Chui | Director | - |
| Peter Diamandis | Director | COVAXX, PHD Ventures, BOLD Capital Partners, XPRIZE Foundation, Human Longevity, Celularity, Fountain Therapeutic Services, Singularity University, DPCM Capital, Software Acquisition Group Inc. II |
| Katherine Eade | Director[9] | - |
| George Hornig | Director | Xometry, Healthwell Acquisition Corp., The Seed Lab, PineBridge Investments, Credit Suisse Asset Management, Deutsche Bank, Wasserstein Perella & Co., First Boston, Skadden, Forrester Research, Unity Mutual Life Insurance Company, Veridian Group, KBL Merger Corp. IV, OfficeTiger, DailyCandy, Merchants Preferred |
| Wayne Koff | Director[10] | Human Vaccines Project |
| Landon Ogilvie | Director | Co-West, Destination Systems, Gans & Smith Insurance Agency |
| James A. Smith | Director | InvitedHome, YourFare, Ernst & Young |
| Gaby Toledano | Director | Keystone Strategy, Lilium, Velo3D, Tesla, Electronic Arts (EA), Siebel Systems |
| Donna Ambrosino | Science Advisory Board member | - |
| Brad Boeve | Science Advisory Board member | Mayo Clinic |
| Jeffrey Cummings | Science Advisory Board member | Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, United Neuroscience |
| Thomas Fleming | Science Advisory Board member | University of Washington Department of Biostatistics |
| Nick Fox | Science Advisory Board member | United Neuroscience, University College London (UCL) |
| Parviz Ghahramani | Science Advisory Board member | Inncelerex |
| Barney Graham | Science Advisory Board member | Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV), Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center |
| Sharon Lewin | Science Advisory Board member | Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Alfred Hospital, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australian Partnership for Preparedness Research on Infectious Disease Emergencies (APPRISE), International AIDS Society (IAS), Towards an HIV Cure, ANRS Emerging Infectious Diseases, Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center |
| Richard Mohs | Science Advisory Board member | Global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation |
| Stephen Nicholls | Science Advisory Board member | Monash Victorian Heart Institute |
| Peter Patriarca | Science Advisory Board member | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Biologics Consulting Group, Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), Immuno-Vax, MedImmune, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Office of Vaccines Research and Review (OVRR) |
| Stanley Plotkin | Science Advisory Board member | Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), University of Pennsylvania, Vaxconsult |
| Frederick Raal | Science Advisory Board member | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Kausik Ray | Science Advisory Board member | Imperial College London, European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) |
| Eric Reiman | Science Advisory Board member | Banner Alzheimer's Institute (BAI), United Neuroscience |
| George Siber | Science Advisory Board member | Wyeth, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts Public Health Biologic Laboratories, Affinivax, Genocea Biosciences, CureVac, ILiAD Biotechnologies, Valneva, Vaxess Technologies, Advaccine, Clover Biopharmaceuticals |
| Stephen Silberstein | Science Advisory Board member | Thomas Jefferson University |
| Dirk von Lewinski | Science Advisory Board member | Medical University of Graz |
| Chang Yi Wang | Science Advisory Board member | United Biomedical (UBI) |
External links
Murphy, D., & Schull, D. (2021, April 1). COVAXX and United Neuroscience are now Vaxxinity. Vaxxinity. https://web.archive.org/web/20240911174641/https://ir.vaxxinity.com/news-releases/news-release-details/covaxx-and-united-neuroscience-are-now-vaxxinity ↩︎ ↩︎
Board of Directors. Vaxxinity. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20241112235333/https://ir.vaxxinity.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors ↩︎
About Us. Vaxxinity. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20211105211746/https://vaxxinity.com/about-us/ ↩︎
John Krayacich. Vaxxinity. Retrieved June 1, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230601111337/https://vaxxinity.com/team/john-krayacich/ ↩︎
Ben Matone. Vaxxinity. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220811055057/https://vaxxinity.com/team/ben-matone/ ↩︎
About Us. Vaxxinity. Retrieved June 9, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240609063416/https://vaxxinity.com/about-us/ ↩︎
About Us. Vaxxinity. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221206025254/https://vaxxinity.com/about-us/ ↩︎
Sumita Ray, JD. Vaxxinity. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240523095136/https://vaxxinity.com/team/sumita-ray/ ↩︎
About Us. Vaxxinity. Retrieved October 4, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20231004084734/https://vaxxinity.com/about-us/ ↩︎
About Us. Vaxxinity. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220811043226/https://vaxxinity.com/about-us/ ↩︎