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Hélène Asnagli, PhD

Head of Biology & Pharmacology

Hélène has more than 20 years of experience in non-clinical R&D, mainly in auto-immune diseases, in various environments ranging from small to well recognized large biotechs in Europe and the US (Step Pharma, TxCell (now part of Sangamo Therapeutics), Serono, Anosys, Celmed BioSciences). Hélène has worked on a broad spectrum of programs including cell-based therapies, monoclonal antibodies, and small molecules. 

Hélène is an immunologist by training with a PhD obtained  at  the Center of immunology CNRS-Inserm in Marseille which she conducted a post-doctoral fellowship at Washington University, St Louis, USA.

the Management team

CEO & Chairman

Head of Medicinal Chemistry

Head of Biology & Pharmacology

Scientific Founder

Director of Research 1st class at the CNRS, directing the multidisciplinary Chemistry & Biology, Modeling & Immunology for Therapy (CBMIT) team within the CNRS and the Université de Paris

Board Of Directors​

President and CEO, Notch Therapeutics - Independent Board member

CEO & Chairman

CEO, Domain Therapeutics - Board member

Founder & CEO of Parthenon Therapeutics - Board member

Managing partner, Kurma Life Sciences Partners - Board member

Principal, Kurma Life Sciences Partners - Board member

Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Fountain Healthcare Partners - Board member

Senior Associate, Fountain Healthcare Partners - Board observer

Scientific and Clinical Advisors

Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board

Stanford Univ, School of Med (US) | Rheumatology-SLE

John Hopkins Medicine (US) | Rheumatology-SLE

UMC Amsterdam (NL) | Rheumatology-SLE

Director of Research 1st class at the CNRS, directing the multidisciplinary Chemistry & Biology, Modeling & Immunology for Therapy (CBMIT) team within the CNRS and the Université de Paris

Professor of Target and Systems Biochemistry at the Faculty of Science of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Gardiner Professor of Biochemistry, and Deputy Head of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow

Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer at the University of Montréal