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J. Nick Riehle

Mr. Riehle has over 25 years of business and management experience with both large companies and start-up ventures, and nearly 20 years of that has been as the chief financial officer of pharmaceutical companies, including taking these same companies public. Prior to Adaptin Bio, Mr. Riehle was the CFO with Athenex, Inc., managing all aspects of the accounting, treasury, IT, HR, and legal functions and providing support to the company when it went public in June 2017. Prior to this, he was a freelance contractor for companies seeking his expertise in financing and related support. From 2004 – 2014, Mr. Riehle was the CFO of Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd. He managed all aspects of the accounting, treasury, facilities, IT, HR, IR and legal functions, including supporting the company in over $300 million in public and private equity financings and being actively involved in the sale of the company to H. Lundbeck A/S in 2014 for $658 million. Prior to Chelsea Therapeutics, Mr. Riehle was the CFO for HAHT Commerce, Inc., managing all aspects of treasury, accounting, IT, legal and inventory administration, as well as having significant involvement in sales administration, services management, HR, facilities and related operational activities, including supporting the company in transactions involving over $60 million in venture financing. Prior to HAHT Commerce, Mr. Riehle held various positions in Canada, the U.S. and Asia with Nortel Networks, including financial planning and analysis, accounting, marketing and sales administration, government relations, and general administration. Mr. Riehle earned his Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, his MBA from York University and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
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Patrick Gallagher

Mr. Gallagher has 20 years of healthcare experience including alternative investments, research and marketing in both the public and private markets. Since January 2018, he has served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Voltron Therapeutics, a privately held biotechnology company. Mr. Gallagher also serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors at PD Theranostics, Inc., positions he has held since April 2018, and has served as Treasurer of Aerwave Medical, Inc. since November 2020. Prior to his current roles, Mr. Gallagher was a founding partner and Chief Executive Officer of BDR Research Group, LLC (“BDR”), from July 2001 through October 2010. BDR was an independent sell-side research firm specializing in healthcare investing, financing and operations, serving the institutional investing community at large.

Mr. Gallagher served as VP of Business Development and Investor Relations as well as a strategic consultant for Kinex Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology firm focused on next-generation therapies in oncology and immunology (now traded on NASDAQ: ATNX). He also served as an advisor to CHD Biosciences, a novel antimicrobial company from July 2012 through August 2014. Mr. Gallagher has served on the boards of directors of BioSig Technologies, Inc., NASDAQ-listed a medical device company that is developing a proprietary technology platform in the electrophysiology space since July 2014 Cingulate Therapeutics, a therapeutics company with a novel drug delivery platform since January 2014; Evermore Global, a global special situations money manager since June 2015; and Algorithm Sciences, Inc. since May 2019.

Since September 2014, Mr. Gallagher has served as a Managing Partner at Laidlaw Venture Partners dba Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. and is part of the Investment Banking Healthcare Team. Mr. Gallagher also is a member of Lucius Partners.

Mr. Gallagher earned his Master in Business Administration from Penn State University and his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Vermont.
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Anthony Zook

Mr. Zook is a member of Lucius Partners. Mr. Zook was executive vice president of global commercial operations of AstraZeneca Plc from 2010 until 2012. He also served as president and chief executive officer of the North American division of AstraZeneca Plc from 2006 until 2009, and president of Medimmune, the company’s wholly owned biologics division from 2009 until 2010. Mr. Zook has served as a director of BioSig Technologies, Inc (Nasdaq: BSGM) since July 2020, and had previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of AltheRx from 2013-2014, InHibikase in 2014, Rib-X Pharmaceuticals in 2009, the National Pharmaceutical Council from 2007-2009, PhRMA from 2011-2012, the Pennsylvania Division of the American Cancer Society from 2005-2007 and his alma mater, Frostburg State University from 2016-2018 and re-joined in 2021, where he earned a B.S. degree. Mr. Zook also earned an A.A. degree in chemical engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
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J. Nick Riehle

Mr. Riehle has over 25 years of business and management experience with both large companies and start-up ventures, and nearly 20 years of that has been as the chief financial officer of pharmaceutical companies, including taking these same companies public. Prior to Adaptin Bio, Mr. Riehle was the CFO with Athenex, Inc., managing all aspects of the accounting, treasury, IT, HR, and legal functions and providing support to the company when it went public in June 2017. Prior to this, he was a freelance contractor for companies seeking his expertise in financing and related support. From 2004 – 2014, Mr. Riehle was the CFO of Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd. He managed all aspects of the accounting, treasury, facilities, IT, HR, IR and legal functions, including supporting the company in over $300 million in public and private equity financings and being actively involved in the sale of the company to H. Lundbeck A/S in 2014 for $658 million. Prior to Chelsea Therapeutics, Mr. Riehle was the CFO for HAHT Commerce, Inc., managing all aspects of treasury, accounting, IT, legal and inventory administration, as well as having significant involvement in sales administration, services management, HR, facilities and related operational activities, including supporting the company in transactions involving over $60 million in venture financing. Prior to HAHT Commerce, Mr. Riehle held various positions in Canada, the U.S. and Asia with Nortel Networks, including financial planning and analysis, accounting, marketing and sales administration, government relations, and general administration. Mr. Riehle earned his Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, his MBA from York University and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).

Patrick Gallagher

Mr. Gallagher has 20 years of healthcare experience including alternative investments, research and marketing in both the public and private markets. Since January 2018, he has served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Voltron Therapeutics, a privately held biotechnology company. Mr. Gallagher also serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors at PD Theranostics, Inc., positions he has held since April 2018, and has served as Treasurer of Aerwave Medical, Inc. since November 2020. Prior to his current roles, Mr. Gallagher was a founding partner and Chief Executive Officer of BDR Research Group, LLC (“BDR”), from July 2001 through October 2010. BDR was an independent sell-side research firm specializing in healthcare investing, financing and operations, serving the institutional investing community at large.

Mr. Gallagher served as VP of Business Development and Investor Relations as well as a strategic consultant for Kinex Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology firm focused on next-generation therapies in oncology and immunology (now traded on NASDAQ: ATNX). He also served as an advisor to CHD Biosciences, a novel antimicrobial company from July 2012 through August 2014. Mr. Gallagher has served on the boards of directors of BioSig Technologies, Inc., NASDAQ-listed a medical device company that is developing a proprietary technology platform in the electrophysiology space since July 2014 Cingulate Therapeutics, a therapeutics company with a novel drug delivery platform since January 2014; Evermore Global, a global special situations money manager since June 2015; and Algorithm Sciences, Inc. since May 2019.

Since September 2014, Mr. Gallagher has served as a Managing Partner at Laidlaw Venture Partners dba Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. and is part of the Investment Banking Healthcare Team. Mr. Gallagher also is a member of Lucius Partners.

Mr. Gallagher earned his Master in Business Administration from Penn State University and his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Vermont.

Anthony Zook

Mr. Zook is a member of Lucius Partners. Mr. Zook was executive vice president of global commercial operations of AstraZeneca Plc from 2010 until 2012. He also served as president and chief executive officer of the North American division of AstraZeneca Plc from 2006 until 2009, and president of Medimmune, the company’s wholly owned biologics division from 2009 until 2010. Mr. Zook has served as a director of BioSig Technologies, Inc (Nasdaq: BSGM) since July 2020, and had previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of AltheRx from 2013-2014, InHibikase in 2014, Rib-X Pharmaceuticals in 2009, the National Pharmaceutical Council from 2007-2009, PhRMA from 2011-2012, the Pennsylvania Division of the American Cancer Society from 2005-2007 and his alma mater, Frostburg State University from 2016-2018 and re-joined in 2021, where he earned a B.S. degree. Mr. Zook also earned an A.A. degree in chemical engineering from Pennsylvania State University.