Our People

Andrew Kay Chairman
Andrew has extensive board and business experience both in Biotech and major pharmaceutical companies…
Dr Mary Kerr Chief Executive Officer
Mary Kerr is CEO of NeRRe Therapeutics, and a non-executive independent director at Galapagos NV. She was Co-Founder and CEO of KaNDy Therapeutics…
Dr Kaasim Mahmood General Partner, Advent Life Sciences
Kaasim joined Advent in June 2005 with a background in clinical medicine…

Dr Ena Prosser Partner at Fountain Healthcare Partners
Ena Prosser is a Partner at Fountain Healthcare Partners based at the firm’s main office in Dublin, Ireland…
Dr Geert-Jan Mulder Managing Partner at Forbion Capital Partners
Geert-Jan Mulder, Managing Partner at Forbion, co-founded the fund in 2006 and currently serves on the Board of several Forbion portfolio companies…
Dr Iain Dukes Venture Partner at OrbiMed
Iain D Dukes MA DPhil is a Venture Partner with OrbiMed Advisors LLC. Iain is also Chairman of the Board of Iovance Biotherapeutics…

Mr. Javier García Founder, Columbus Venture Partners
Almost 30 years of experience working in healthcare and the biopharmaceutical industry…

Dr Mary Kerr Chief Executive Officer
Mary Kerr is CEO of NeRRe Therapeutics, and a non-executive independent director at Galapagos NV. She was Co-Founder and CEO of KaNDy Therapeutics…
Dr Mike Trower Founder & Chief Scientific Officer
Mike is a Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of NeRRe, who recognised and championed the belief that…
Dr Steve Pawsey Chief Medical Officer
Steve Pawsey joined NeRRe Therapeutics as Chief Medical Officer in January 2017. An anaesthetist by training…

Elizabeth Ballantyne Vice President of Clinical Operations
Liz has over 30 years’ experience in Clinical Operations and Clinical Development across the pharmaceutical and…
Rebecca Hemsley Chief Financial Officer
Becky is an experienced finance executive with extensive commercial experience. She has held senior finance…
Jo Craig Senior Vice President CMC
Jo Craig is Senior Vice President CMC for NeRRe Therapeutics…

Professor Surinder Birring
Surinder Birring is Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Consultant Respiratory Physician…
Professor Kevin Flaherty
Dr. Kevin R. Flaherty is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine…
Professor Toby Maher
Professor Toby Maher is Professor of Medicine and Director of Interstitial Lung Disease at Keck School of Medicine…

Dr Marlies Wijsenbeek
Marlies Wijsenbeek is a pulmonary physician at the Erasmus MC University Medical Centre in Rotterdam…

Professor Lorcan McGarvey
Lorcan McGarvey is Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Queen’s University of Belfast (QUB) and Consultant Respiratory…
Professor Alyn H Morice
Professor Morice undertook research (MD) into the pharmacology of asthma at St Mary’s Hospital…
Dr Mandel Sher
Dr Mandel Sher is a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy & Immunology…

Professor Jaclyn Smith
Jacky Smith is a Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Manchester and an Honorary Consultant…