Company leadership

Guiding research and innovation with expertise and vision

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Revolutionising treatment
options for those living with
neurodegenerative diseases

Our leadership team and board bring together a wealth of experience in neuroscience, pharmaceutical development and corporate management. From research pioneers and industry executives to synthetic chemistry experts and accomplished anaesthetists, they contribute their diverse expertise to advance research and development in the field of neurodegenerative diseases.

C-Suite

Prof Claude Wischik

Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Business Officer

Prof Bjoern Schelter

Chief Analytics Officer

Dr Charles Harrington

Chief Scientific Officer and Head of Non-Clinical Development

Prof John Storey

Chief Technical Officer

Dr Richard Stefanacci

Chief Medical Officer

Directors

Dr Carol Pringle

Regulatory Director

Dr Diane Downie

Operations Director

Gavin Birnie

Commercial Director

Gavyn Barrett

Quality Assurance Director

Hwang Hong Wei

Finance Director

Lynn Rankin

People and Culture Director

Marcus Schembri-Wischik

Head of Legal – Data Protection & Clinical Operations Alternate Director

Dr Sonya Miller

Medical Director

Further reading

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Global partnerships have been essential in allowing us to reach a stage where a possible treatment for Alzheimer’s disease could be made widely available. Find out how you can be part of our mission.

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Clinical trials

TauRx recently completed its latest Phase III clinical trials in Alzheimer’s disease and in the rare neurodegenerative disorder, behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD).

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Find out more about our pioneering drug, hydromethylthionine mesylate (HMTM), which could revolutionise treatment for Alzheimer’s and related diseases.