Jeanne Bertonis, MBA, M.Sc.,
Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Bertonis has been a management consultant for the last three years, providing strategic and business advice primarily to venture capital groups and private biomedical companies, with a focus on biomaterials, cardiovascular and orthopedics industries. She held the positions of Chief Business Officer and Vice President, Corporate Development for Angiotech Pharmaceuticals from 2000-2006, where she oversaw all of its business and corporate development functions, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic collaborations, and marketing. Prior to joining Angiotech, she held senior business development positions at Guidant and Genzyme, working across a broad spectrum of industries including devices, drugs, combination therapies, gene therapy, cell therapy and bioactive biomaterials. She has additional experience in business and research positions from other large pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies including Eli Lilly & Company and Biogen, Inc. Ms. Bertonis holds a Master of Management Degree from J.K. Kellogg Graduate School of Northwestern University, a Certificate of Special Studies from Harvard in Administration and Management, a Master of Science Degree in Zoology from the University of Massachusetts, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology from Vassar College.

Catherine Auld, C.A.
Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Catherine Auld has over 8 years of public and private biotech experience including responsibility for public company reporting, initial public offerings, financing, licensing and partnership activities. Ms. Auld is a financial consultant within the biotechnology industry and previously she was the Chief Financial Officer for NeuroMedix Inc., Transition Therapeutics Inc. and PreMD Inc.; Interim Chief Financial Officer for ARIUS Research Inc.; and Vice President of Finance for Cervelo Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Prior to working in the biotechnology industry, Ms. Auld was a senior manager with KPMG LLP.

Alberto Restrepo, M.D.
Director, Medical Affairs

Dr. Alberto Restrepo is an Orthopaedic Surgeon. He graduated from the University Clinic,  Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona (Spain) in 1987. Dr. Restrepo's professional career has been devoted to the study of knee and arthroscopic surgery. His expertise comes from private and public practice, as well as from his dedication to academic medicine. During the course of his career, he has held several teaching assignment, given numerous lectures and published a number of medical papers and studies. He has held the position of Vice Dean at the Universidad de la Sabana School of Medicine since July 1999. Dr. Restrepo has also been an International Affiliate Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) since 1997.