Meet the team
We are a team of scientists and passionate professionals with a mission to bring sight-restoring therapies to patients.
Laura Koivusalo
CEO and Founder
Business development, general management, strategy and negotiations
Tanja Ilmarinen
CSO and Founder
Project management, in vitro and in vivo assay development.
Ross Macdonald
Chief Commercial Officer
Chief Commercial Officer
Sarita Panula
Head of R&D and CMC
Process and analytical development, project management, CMC operations
Heidi Nevala
Lab manager
Laboratory management and quality
Fatima Siddique
Laboratory assistant
Cell culture and analysis
Anni Mörö
COO and Founder
Project management, strategy and negotiations
Heli Skottman
CTO and Founder
Strategy and technology development, KOL engagement
Aapo Kiviniemi
Chief Legal Officer and Founder
Negotiations, IP strategy, technology asset management
Kirsi Penttinen
Senior Scientist
Cell culture and analytical development
Lyydia Saari
Laboratory assistant
Cell culture and analysis, in vivo work
Liisa Ikonen
Laboratory assistant
Cell culture and analysis
Advisors & Board of Directors
Anna Ehrnrooth
Board chair
Regulatory affairs, startups
Hannu Uusitalo, MD, PhD
Board member
Clinical ophthalmology
Vishal Jhanji
Advisory board member
Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Lee Buckler
Advisory board member
Experienced senior executive, director, and investor within the cell and gene therapy sector.
Jyrki Liljeroos
Board member
Board professional
Johan Hyllner, Prof.
Board member
Head of Cell Therapy BioPharmaceutical R&D at AstraZeneca
Sorcha Ni Dhubghaill
Advisory board member
Consultant Corneal and Cataract Surgeon at Anwerp University Hospital
Peter Coffey
Advisory board member
UCLs Institute of Ophthalmology & UC Santa Barbara’s Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering