Adriano Brighel, Project Management Officer (PMO) at Valo Therapeutics Italy, holds an M.Sc. in Medical Biotechnology and a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Università di Napoli - Federico II.
Austin Smith is a Medical Director at Valo Therapeutics Oy with a decade of experience in oncolytic virus development, spanning programme design, clinical execution, and regulatory strategy. Dually trained in medical oncology and pharmaceutical medicine, he has led interactions with the FDA, EMA, and MHRA across multiple modalities. He brings deep translational and clinical expertise to oncolytic virus programmes in solid tumour indications.
Prof. Vincenzo Cerullo (Vince), Scientific Founder, Scientific Advisor at Valo Therapeutics Italy, Professor in Biological Drug Development, Head of the Drug Research Program and a HiLIFE Fellow, Translational Immunology Programme at the University of Helsinki.
Eleonora Leggiero, CMC Project Lead at Valo Therapeutics Italy, holds a PhD in Genetics and Molecular Medicine and a specialization in Hospital Pharmacy from the University of Naples Federico II, Italy. She has over 15 years of experience in advanced therapies, with a focus on viral vector development, gene therapy, and CMC activities supporting the development and manufacturing of viral vector–based technologies.
Marcella Origgi (PhD) is the Chief Executive Officer of Valo Therapeutics. She brings extensive experience across immunology, oncohematology, rare inherited diseases, precision medicine and advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs).
Marcella Origgi (PhD) is the Chief Executive Officer of Valo Therapeutics. She brings extensive experience across immunology, oncohematology, rare inherited diseases, precision medicine and advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs).
Dr Andrew Dean, Board Member, completed his medical training in the UK, became a fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians in 1993. He established the palliative care services at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and St John of God Subiaco in Perth, later becoming professor of palliative medicine at Edith Cowan University Western Australia.
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Otto Kari, VP & Head of Antigen Business Unit at Valo Therapeutics Finland, holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacy from the University of Helsinki, Finland. He has over 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical research and development, with advanced qualifications in R&D and technology management. During his Ph.D. and post-doctoral studies, he developed and set up novel and innovative methods and infrastructure for the study of biocorona formation on nanotechnological drug delivery systems and viruses.
Lukasz Kuryk, PhD, MBA, Chief Development Officer (CDO) at Valo Therapeutics Finland, holds a PhD in Biopharmaceutics/Oncolytic Virotherapy from the University of Helsinki, Finland. He also earned an MBA from the Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Poland, in collaboration with the Woodbury School of Business, University of Utah, USA.