Board

Mr. Imasogie is the Co-Founder and Senior Managing Partner of PIPV Capital with over 30 years of experience in the fields of law, finance and business management, healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to co-founding PIPV Capital, Osagie conceptualized and established GlaxoSmithKline Ventures in which he led his team in investing GSK R&D non-progressed assets into various companies and/or as the basis of starting new companies. Prior to this role within GSK, Osagie was a Vice President for Product Development Strategy at SmithKline Beecham.

Prior to this role at SmithKline, he was the Founding Senior Vice President for Business Development and General Counsel at Endo Pharmaceuticals. He also previously served as a DuPont Merck Vice President for International Sales and Marketing and General Counsel to DuPont Merck’s International, Manufacturing and Generic Drug Divisions. Osagie has been a serial entrepreneur and has been founder and former CEO and/or Chairman of multiple life sciences companies, including Ilera Healthcare, iCeutica, Churchill Pharmaceuticals, Ception Therapeutics and Trigenesis Therapeutics. Osagie has also been a Corporate Finance Partner in Price Waterhouse and a practicing attorney in a major US Law Firm.

Osagie is active in charitable and community pursuits and served as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Osagie is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and also served on the Law School’s Board of Overseers. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and served as the Chairman of the Budget & Finance Committee in addition to being a member of the Executive Committee. Osagie is a member of the New York State Bar.

Harry graduated from The University of Western Australia with Bachelors and Honours in Science majoring in Biochemistry and Microbiology as well as a Masters in Business Administration. He holds a Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security from Edith Cowan University as well as a Master of Cyber Security Operations degree from the University of New South Wales/Australian Defence Force Academy.

Harry is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has qualified as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from the CFA Institute in the United States. He has over 29 years’ experience in the capital markets with roles in financial analysis, funds management and private equity investing both in Australia and overseas.

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Mr Peterson is a Director, major shareholder and Head of Corporate of boutique stock broking and corporate advisory firm CPS Capital. He has more than 26 years’ experi­ence in the financial advisory sector, which he obtained by working in both local and international stockbroking firms. Mr Peterson specialises in corporate structuring, capital raisings, corporate and stra­tegic advice to small and medium size companies and reverse takeovers. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Curtin University and a Graduate Diploma of Fi­nance from FINSIA (Financial Services Institute of Australia)/SDIA (Securities & Deriv­atives Institute of Australia). He resides in Perth, Western Australia.

CPA, CVA has experience in finance, marketing, business development, and operations primarily within the pharmaceutical industry. Lisa was a Co-founder, Vice Chair and CFO of Ilera Healthcare, a vertically integrated Grower, Processor and Dispenser of Medicinal Marijuana in Pennsylvania, sold to TerrAscend Corp in 2019. Lisa is a Co-founder and Vice Chair of Advanced Biomedics Holdings which founded a Grower and Processor in Louisiana, and Ilera Therapeutics LLC, acquired by Zelda Therapeutics also in 2019.

Lisa is also the Co-founder and Managing Partner of PIPV Capital, a Private Equity firm focused on building companies in life sciences, where she manages the financial aspects of the firm and portfolio, generates and leads investments, manages investor communications, and acts as Board Member CEO, CFO, and/or plays various management roles, as necessary, for portfolio companies. Lisa has previously served as COO for GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) Pharmaceuticals Ventures, a pharmaceutical venture fund, as well as other operations and transactions roles over 13 years with GSK. Prior to joining GSK, Lisa was a management consultant and auditor with Coopers & Lybrand. Ms. Gray holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Villanova University, an MBA in Finance from Penn State University, and a Post-Graduate Degree in Marketing Management. Lisa is also active in various community organizations and non-profits that positively impact people’s quality of life.

With over 10 years in corporate pharmaceutical business development, strategy & operational leadership, Dr. Odumosu brings a unique combination of experiences from academic, public health and life science organizations. In his role as Ilera Healthcare’s first Chief Operating Officer, Dr Odumosu was a core part of the executive team in establishing and managing Ilera’s business operation’s post license award in 2017 through to profitability. He served as Chief Scientific Officer/EVP Pharmaceutical Division for TerrAscend Corp. Prior to Ilera and Zelira, Dr. Odumosu played a critical role in Iroko Pharmaceutical’s post-clinical development of Zorvolex® Tivorbex® and Vivlodex® through FDA approvals and successful US market commercialization. He received a PhD in Biochemistry and a Master’s in Public Health-Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine and School of Public Health in Loma Linda, California; and a BS in Biology from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Odumosu is a World Bank Institute Certified public health professional with global healthcare translational/clinical/epidemiological research and data management experience.