Leadership

Management

Paul Romness, MHP

Chair, CEO - OS Therapies
Mr. Paul Romness leads OS Therapeutics with over 25 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry having served every function within major companies like Johnson & Johnson, Amgen and Boehringer Ingelheim. He has been directly involved in the launch of 9 major products in the industry covering indications for oncology, surgery, HIV, FSD, COPD, IPF, cardiovascular and diabetes. Throughout his professional career and within his community he has focused on and advocated for unmet medical need and getting treatments to patients. Mr. Romness has a B.S. in Finance from American University and a Masters of Health Policy from George Washington University Medical Center.

Robert Petit, PhD

Chief Medical & Scientific Officer Founding Scientist: OST-HER2
Dr. Robert Petit is an accomplished biopharma executive, innovator/inventor, company builder, and medical scientist. His personal mission is to develop new products and treatments that improve and extend the lives of patients. Robert has C-Suite experience leading several public and private therapeutic companies in the biotechnology, oncology, immunology, and infectious disease spaces. He has a consistent track record of excellence in corporate strategy, clinical development, scientific development, pipeline determination, medical and regulatory affairs.

Gerald Commissiong

Chief Business Officer
Mr. Commissiong is healthcare executive with over 15 years of experience serving in C-suite roles in emerging growth companies developing and commercializing novel therapeutics, diagnostics and natural products to address acute and chronic diseases. He previously served as President & CEO of Amarantus Bioscience Holdings, Inc. and Todos Medical, Ltd. helping raise over $70 million in equity and debt capital. His experience spans neurology, regenerative medicine, oncology and infectious disease. Mr. Commissiong received a BS in Management Science & Engineering with a focus on financial decisions from Stanford University and played professional football in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders.

Jutta Wanner, PhD

Advisor Founding Scientist: OST-tADC
Dr. Jutta Wanner joins her Tunable Drug Conjugate (Advanced ADC) technology from BlinkBio, where she was Chief Scientific Officer. Before that she was at Roche where she was a co-lead in discovery chemistry. Dr. Wanner brings expertise across multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, inflammation and virology. Dr. Wanner received her PhD from the University of Kansas and conducted her postdoctoral training at The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego.

Jack Doll

Chief of Staff
Mr. Jack Doll is a Research Rock Star and scanning/transmission electron microscope guru. His final research dissertation was on Drug/Antibody-loaded Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment. A recent Biomaterials and Engineering graduate from the University of Georgia, Jack assists Dr. Petit on the Osteosarcoma Phase IIb Clinical Trial, as well as the final toxicology trial in Tunable Drug Conjugates.

Board of Directors

Colin Goddard, PhD

PHD EXECUTIVE CHAIR CEO - BLINKBIO
Colin Goddard is former CEO of BlinkBio, and was formerly CEO of OSI Pharmaceuticals, raising over $1.5 billion and overseeing the development, launch and commercialization of Tarceva through to OSI’s $4 billion acquisition by Astellas. Dr. Goddard also Chairs the board of Mission Therapeutics and board member of ADC company Endocyte (a Novartis company). He obtained his PhD in cancer chemotherapy in the UK and completed post-doctoral training at the NCI in Bethesda, MD.

Paul Romness, MHP

PRESIDENT & CEO OS THERAPIES
Paul Romness leads OS Therapeutics with over 25 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, working in major companies like Johnson & Johnson, Amgen and Boehringer Ingelheim. He has been directly involved in the launch of 9 major products in the industry covering indications for oncology, surgery, HIV, FSD, COPD, IPF, cardiovascular and diabetes. Mr. Romness has a B.S. in Finance from American University and a Masters of Health Policy from George Washington University.

John Ciccio

COO – SYNEOS HEALTH
John Ciccio is COO, Technology & Data Solutions of Syneos Health. He was also President and CEO of Adheris Health, a MedAdvisor company. Adheris provides dynamic patient management solutions that activate patients, improve outcomes and elevate brand performance with customized patient behavioral models built on extensive data insights and analytics. Mr. Ciccio received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University.

Theodore Search, PharmD

GM-CEO - NORSTELLA
Dr. Theodore Search, PharmD – GM-CEO, Real-World Data Intelligence of Nestella. Founder and CEO of Skipta, created to enhance the communication, collaboration, knowledge, and access of healthcare professionals and life science organizations. While preparing to treat a patient discharged into his care, Ted needed to consult with another infusion pharmacist regarding the appropriate dosage of a new chemotherapy product to administer. Reluctant to tap into digital channels and social networks, due to the clinical nature of the conversation, an unmet need was identified: a place where like-minded verified healthcare professionals could communicate and collaborate on patient cases across the country. Dr. Search obtained his PharmD from the University of Pittsburgh.

Joacim Borg

CMO – INDEX INVESTMENT GROUP
Joacim Borg is the Chief Marketing Officer at Index Investment Group a real estate development and investment company. Joacim strategizes and spearheads the North American companies marketing and branding for their development projects and subsidiary investments across the three pillars of the company. He works closely with the team in Sweden to coordinate and execute on brand development goals and campaigns. Joacim also works with the acquisition team to identify, research and present incoming investments as well as produce the sales packages of the projects the company divests. Joacim holds a bachelor of science degree in Managerial Economics with a liberal studies degree in Entrepreneurship from Bentley University.

Olivia Egge

Emertia – OSTEOSARCOMA SURVIVOR
Olivia Egge was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (OS) in February 2017, following a severe treatment protocol that has not advanced in forty years. Ms. Egge has given us the inspiration to search for new cures for OS, while continually giving us the patient perspective. She is an active 4th Year at the University of Virginia.

Osteosarcoma Advisory Board

New Treatments in Osteosarcoma and Other Solid Tumors!

Along with our partnership with the Osteosarcoma Collaboration that brings together patients, parents, physicians, advocates and survivors – OS Therapies is proud to have some of the top Osteosarcoma clinicians and physicians on our Scientific Advisory Board. These leaders in research and patient care are on the front-line looking for new ways to defeat an old adversary. Their guidance sets the scientific and clinical direction that will bring new treatments to Osteosarcoma

Peter M. Anderson, MD - Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation – Cleveland Clinic

Doug S. Hawkins, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology Division - Center for Clinical and Translational Research – Seattle Children’s

Meenakshi Hegde, MD - Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine – Texas Children’s Hospital

Nabil M. Ahmed, MD - Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine – Texas Children’s Hospital

Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, MD - Pediatric Malignancies - Cancer Genetics - Associate Professor of Pediatrics - UCSF

Brenda Weigel, MD – Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology - Masonic Cancer Center – University of Minnesota

Felasfa M. Wodajo, MD - Orthopaedic Surgery - Musculoskeletal Oncology - INOVA Healthcare System

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