Pherrix

Our Team

Leadership with deep miRNA expertise

Our team combines scientific discovery, regulatory experience, clinical translation, and business development to advance precision RNA therapeutics.

Management

Vivek Shinde Patil

Vivek Shinde Patil

PhD

Co-Founder & CEO

Accomplished biotech professional and entrepreneur with expertise bringing products to market and startup commercialization and scale-up.

Anna Moore

Anna Moore

PhD

Co-Founder & Pre-Clinical Advisor

Associate Dean for Research Development and Director of Precision Health Program at MSU. Successful startup commercialization, fundraising, and exits.

Elizabeth Quackenbush

Elizabeth Quackenbush

MD PhD

Translational Medicine & Clinical Advisor

Physician scientist with 20+ years of leadership in drug development across preclinical discovery and late-stage clinical trials. Senior roles at Merck, Roche, Agennix, Celldex, and Elstar.

Advisors

Oncology & RNA expertise

Lubomir Nechev

Lubomir Nechev

PhD

Chief CMC Officer, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.

Mike Exton

Mike Exton

PhD

CEO at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals. Executive leadership at Novartis.

Maria Teresa Di Martino

Maria Teresa Di Martino

PhD

Group Leader, Preclinical R&D, Magna Graecia University, Italy.

Pierfrancesco Tassone

Pierfrancesco Tassone

MD

Full Professor and Director of Medical Oncology, Magna Graecia University, Italy.