Management team

Professor Paul Davis, Chief Scientific Officer

Professor Davis is a founder of Arecor and leads the technical aspects of the company. He

is a leader in the field of manipulating enzymes and other proteins for therapeutic and other applications
was one of the scientific founders of Unipath and developed much of the patented technology that led to the first widely-available home pregnancy test Clearblue™
was a senior scientist within Unilever and is a named inventor in over 30 granted Unilever patents
is a visiting professor at the University of Warwick and the University of Kent
holds a doctorate in immunology from the University of London.

Tom Saylor – Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Tom Saylor has extensive experience in pharmaceutical development, manufacturing and marketing. He

was CEO of Sirus, a drug targeting and delivery company, based in Cambridge, England
has been Chairman and founder of Lotus Healthcare Corporation, an Asian-based integrated pharmaceutical company producing and marketing analgesics, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal products
was CEO of Cell Systems Limited, a medical applications company in cryopreservation and algal biotechnology
was Executive Vice President of a multi-billion dollar diversified industrial and financial group based in New York
had a ministerial appointment in the US administration as a principal negotiator in the Tokyo Round of multilateral trade negotiations
is a member of the board of EuropaBio and the executive committee of the British North American Committee
holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BSc from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Dr Jan Jezek, Director of Formulation

Dr Jezek is a biochemist with a strong background in physical chemistry and is the principal inventor of the core protein stabilisation technology. He

played a key technical role at Insense Ltd in the development of a range of novel active hydrogel wound dressings that are capable of active delivery of oxygen, iodine and nitric oxide to a wound site

held a post-doctoral position at Luton Institute of Research in Applied and Natural Sciences, where he developed successfully novel electrochemical methods for the determination of trace impurities in drinking water

holds a joint doctorate from the University of Bedfordshire and the University of Chemical Technology, Prague.

Dr Kishor Modha, Director of Operations

Dr Modha joined Arecor in April 2008 and has been given the fundamental task of developing the operational aspects of core business of Arecor. He

has nine years' experience in the management of projects involving the development and production of biopharmaceuticals outsourced to Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO)
possesses a good understanding of the guidelines for GLP and GMP, and has a working knowledge of the regulatory issues surrounding the development of therapeutic proteins
has been involved in the development, manufacture and stability testing of new formulations
is experienced in the production and supply of pre-filled syringes for clinical trials
holds a doctorate in biotechnology from the Surrey University.

Last updated: 14 June 2008