Dr Satu Vainikka (40),
Chief Executive Officer Satu Vainikka has extensive experience in the biotechnology industry, technology commercialisation, equity financing and business management. Prior to her current role as a CEO of ValiRx, she was a founder, director and CEO of Cronos. In her past roles, Dr Vainikka has successfully developed business strategies, negotiated corporate and academic transactions and raised funding for companies.

Dr Jake Micallef (52),
Chief Operating Officer Originally trained as a physical chemist at Kings College London, Jake is COO for ValiRx plc. Jake has more than 20 years experience in R&D and in the manufacture of biotechnology products and diagnostics for the World Health Organisation, Immunometrics Ltd, Gene Expression Technologies Ltd and Cronos Therapeutics Ltd. Jake was also a co-founder and director of all these companies, has established three manufacturing operations, and has experience of all aspects of the management of early stage biotechnology companies.

Dr George Morris (52),
Chief Development Officer George Morris has over 20 years experience in biological and medical research and financial services. In the past, he has been a CEO, an executive, director and founder of several life sciences companies and a consultant to financial services companies. For the majority of his career he has worked in academic and commercial scientific research. He is an author numerous and an inventor on multiple patents.

Mr Gerry Desler (63),
Finance Director Gerry Desler is a chartered accountant, who qualifed in 1968 with a City firm, becoming partner in 1970. From 1985 to 1990 he was the Senior Partner. During his time in the City he specialised in consultancy work, much of it involving funding and venture capital. He was involved in one of the first joint ventures in what was then the People's Republic of China in 1980. Gerry Desler is also the Finance Director of Premier Management Holdings plc, an AIM listed company and Babble Group plc and Venture Six plc, both Plus Market listed companies. He is also Company Secretary and Financial Controller of London Asia Capital plc, an AIM company.