The Team

Who We Are

Mark Pykett

Chief Executive Officer

Mark joined the company in 2021 at its inception, bringing over 25 years of pharmaceutical industry executive management experience.

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Jeff Allen

Vice President, Head of Toxicology

Jeff joined the company in 2021 and is involved with evaluating safety and efficacy of locally delivered therapeutics.

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Jenna Barton

Senior Vice President, Finance

Jenna joined the company in 2021, bringing more than 15 years of financial and operational leadership experience.

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Olga Flamini

Medical Director

Olga supports communications and operations with clinical sites and regulatory agencies and oversees electronic data capture and clinical databases.

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Cheryl Demos Fludas

Vice President, Clinical Operations

Cheryl joined the Company in 2022, bringing more than 25 years of experience in clinical operations management roles across a multitude of therapeutic indications in pharma and in the CRO space.

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Jordana Holovach

Vice President, Head of Communications and Community

Jordana joined the Company in 2021, bringing more than 20 years of experience in leadership roles in the non-profit/rare disease sector.

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Stephanos Karakasidis

Executive Director, Head of Quality

Stephanos joined the Company in 2021, bringing more than 15 years of experience in various roles in the biotech and Contract Testing Organizations.

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Nancy Barone Kribbs

Senior Vice President, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs

Nancy joined the company at its inception in 2021 and brings more than 25 years of experience in drug development.

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Richard Layer

Senior Vice President, Head of Research

Rick joined the company in 2021, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the development of CNS therapies within the medical device, pharmaceutical, and gene therapy industries.

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Thomas Madore

Director of Accounting

Thomas joined the company in 2022 and brings nearly 15 years of experience to the Myrtelle Finance team.

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Christopher J. Morrison

Senior Vice President, Head of Technical Operations

Christopher joined the company in 2021, bringing more than 15 years of pharmaceutical industry and academic bioprocessing experience.

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Cassandra Santiago

Office Manager, Executive Assistant

Cassandra joined the company in fall 2021 and brings more than 15 years of administrative and facilities management experience.

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