Jill M. Broadfoot


Jill Broadfoot, age 64, has served as our director since June 2025. Ms. Broadfoot currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of aTyr Pharma, Inc., a position she has held since July 2018.  Prior to joining aTyr Pharma, Ms. Broadfoot served as Chief Financial Officer along with other senior financial roles in a variety of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical cannabis companies, most notably GW Pharmaceuticals, where she was responsible for establishing research and commercial operations in the U.S. and research operations in Canada and Spain as well as the establishment of corporate governance, manufacturing, finance and accounting, information technology and investor relations functions, among others. Prior to joining GW Pharmaceuticals, Ms. Broadfoot served as Chief Financial Officer of Vical Inc., where she had oversight of finance, investor relations, manufacturing, information technology, human resources, and business development. Prior to that, Ms. Broadfoot held various senior financial positions at DJO Global, Inc., and served as an audit manager at Ernst & Young LLP. Ms. Broadfoot is a member of the board of directors of Talphera, Inc., a publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company since 2021. She also served on the board of directors of Otonomy, Inc. from 2021 to 2023 and Angiocrine Bioscience, Inc. from 2023 to 2025. Ms. Broadfoot holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting from San Diego State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (Inactive). Ms. Broadfoot’s financial and business expertise, including her diversified background in finance, operations, information technology and business development, provides her with the qualifications and skills to serve on our board of directors. 

Peter Kiener

Peter A. Kiener, age 73, joined our board of directors in March 2016. Dr. Kiener served as the Chief Scientific Officer and Head of Research and Development of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Sucampo, a global biopharmaceutical company, from October 2014 to February 2018. Prior to joining Sucampo, Dr. Kiener served as the Chief Scientific Officer of Ambrx, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of antibody-drug conjugates, from 2013 to 2014. From 2009 to 2013, he was President and co-founder of Zyngenia Inc., an early-stage biopharmaceutical company. From 2001 to 2009, he was head of Research and R&D at MedImmune, the biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca. Dr. Kiener is currently also a member of the board of directors of Peptone Switzerland AG and Ensocell (Cambridge UK). Dr. Kiener was a member of the board of directors of Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2018 through 2024, iTolerance, Inc. from 2021 through 2024 and Tetragenetics Inc. from 2018 through 2022. Dr. Kiener holds a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Lancaster and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Oxford. Dr. Kiener’s extensive executive leadership experience and his in-depth knowledge of the biopharmaceutical industry make him well qualified to serve on our board of directors. 

Frank Morich

Frank Morich, age 72, joined our board of directors in July 2018 and was appointed Chairman in April 2020. Dr. Morich has served as a consultant in the life sciences and health care industries since 2015. Since 2023, Dr. Morich has served on the board of Perspective Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CATX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. Dr. Morich was a member of the supervisory board of MorphoSys AG (Nasdaq: MOR), a late-stage, biopharmaceutical company, from 2015 to 2021. From 2011 to 2014, Dr. Morich served as Chief Commercial Officer at Takeda Pharmaceutical, a global pharmaceutical company, and from 2010 to 2011, he served as Executive Vice President International Operations at Takeda. From 2008 to 2010, Dr. Morich served as Chief Executive Officer of NOXXON Pharma AG, a clinical-stage drug development company, and from 2005 to 2007 he served as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Innogenetics N.V., an international in vitro diagnostics company. During 2004, Dr. Morich served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board of AM Pharma B.V., a clinical-stage drug development company. Prior to that, Dr. Morich held several positions at Bayer, a global pharmaceutical and life sciences company, including member of the board of management of Bayer AG, head of global product development and head of research and development. Dr. Morich graduated in medical studies at the University of Marburg, Germany. Dr. Morich has over 35 years of experience in the life sciences and health care industries and extensive executive leadership experience, making him well qualified to serve on our board of directors as Chairman.