The Management Team
Cathrin Schleussner, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Schleussner is the CEO of T-Balance Therapeutics GmbH. She holds a doctorate in Biology. She has extensive experience in the fields of immunology and molecular oncology. In the pharmaceutical industry she was responsible for licensing and cooperations as well as for corporate development. Besides her many years on the Board of Directors of a publicly listed company, she is active as business angel investor in the fields of medical technology and biotechnology.
Stephan Wehselau
Financial Advisor / Member of the Board
Mr Wehselau is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of C-level experience as CFO, COO and CEO and a success record of raising venture and private capital of over 400 million dollars. He is President & COO of Spexis AG (SPEX). The qualified economist was previously involved in founding five life sciences companies, among others. Before Stephan Wehselau moved into the start-up and VC / PE industry, he began his career in the pharma industry at Boehringer Mannheim and Roche.
Geoff Down, MD
Medical and Clinical Development Advisor
Dr Down practised hospital medicine for 10 years in London, UK. He has subsequently spent almost 30 years in industry, working in a range of companies from start-up to major pharmaceuticals. His principal experience is in early clinical development but has also covered the full range of development from translational investigation to registration and post-licence activities. He has participated in corporate due diligence, investment and divestment.
Dr. Brenda Rascon
Chief Operations Officer and Regulatory Affairs Head
Dr. Annette Galler
Chief Development Officer
Dr. Galler is Chief Development Officer at T-Balance Therapeutics and is responsible for the evaluation and selection of indications as well as the strategic development plans for Tregalizumab and other projects.
Annette has more than 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, covering almost the entire value chain from research, drug development and licensing to product launch and commercialisation. Prior to T-Balance Therapeutics, Annette was a member of the senior management of a contract research organisation. Prior to that, she successfully led global development programmes in oncology and immunology in one of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies. In this role, she led several due diligence projects and was an integral member of licensing and negotiation teams. In addition, Annette has profound marketing knowledge and was responsible for the launch and re-launch of biologics.
Annette holds a PhD in biochemistry and is co-inventor on patents for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
Sonja Ludscheidt
Project Coordinator
After her studies in bioinformatics, Ms Ludscheidt broadened her experience in large IT projects and budgeting in the Financial Services sector of various global banks before taking up her position as Project Coordinator at T-Balance Therapeutics GmbH. Today, Sonja is the contact person for all internal and external partners concerning coordination, controlling, accounting, contract management, and the IT infrastructure.
Dr. Manfred Papaspyrou
Business & Technical Consultant for Biopharmaceuticals
Dr Papaspyrou can already look back on a long and successful career in engineering services for biopharmaceutical production. He advises T-Balance Therapeutics GmbH on identifying potential partners for cell line development, analytical methods, process development, and GMP in the production of drug substances and medicinal products.
Prof. Gregor Schulz
Clinical Development Advisor
Professor Schulz has many years of management experience in plasma protein products and biotechnology. He is a medical specialist in pediatrics and transfusion medicine, and has worked as a medical practitioner and scientific researcher in clinical immunology, haematology and transfusion medicine for many years. Professor Schulz advises T-Balance Therapeutics GmbH on clinical development.