Board of Directors

Frank O'Donnell

FRANCIS E. O’DONNELL, JR, MD 

 

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: MD
  • Wilmer Ophthalmologic Institute: Ophthalmology
  • Founder/ Executive Officer/ Director: Laser Vision Centers (LVCI), BioDelivery Sciences Int, Inc (BDSI), Defender Pharma, HedgePath Pharma (HPPI/INTI), LaserSight (LASE), Eye Technology
  • Co-inventor on all five INTI patents
Niraj-Vasisht

NIRAJ VASISHT, PHD

 

  • CEO Avior Bio, Inc.
  • 25 years experience in pharmaceuticals
  • Developed 6 commercial products
  • Former GM of CDMO at Southwest Research
  • Former Chief Technology Officer at BDSI
  • 25 patents
  • BS and PhD in Chemical Engineering
MICHELLE YANEZ

MICHELLE YANEZ, MBA

 

  • 25 years in biotech, pharmaceuticals and healthcare with companies including BioDelivery Sciences (BDSI) and Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
  • Controller/Director at MIRA Pharmaceuticals and Telomir Pharmaceuticals
  • Former Director Financial Reporting at BDSI
  • Led shelf registrations, PIPEs and registered direct offerings
  • Managed due diligence for product acquisitions and financings
  • Managed finance documents and filings for tender offer, resulting in sale of company
  • MBA from Rutgers School of Business, Cum Laude
Samuel-Sears

SAMUEL SEARS, ESQ.

 

  • 30+ years experience in corporate and securities law
  • Managing partner at Burns and Levinson, Chairman of the firm’s Corporate Department.
  • Former Director of HPPI, BDSI, Independent Bank Corp., The Casual Male, Inc and Commonwealth Biotechnologies.
  • Harvard College BA
  • Boston College JD