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Fiona Miller
Managing Partner
Fiona is a serial entrepreneur with 3 successful exits, including a 12x exit. She was founder and CEO of octoScope, sold to Spirent Communications in 2021; Founder and CTO of Azimuth Systems, sold to Anritsu in 2016; and VP of Engineering at Scope Communications, sold to Hewlett-Packard (now Keysight) in 1998. Fiona holds 10 patents and is the publisher of numerous articles, white papers and test reports on wireless technologies and standards.
Fiona has been an active angel investor in the rejuvenation industry and also serves on the board of Healthy Longevity Clinic. She avidly supports rejuvenation initiatives through philanthropy.
She has a BA in Computer Science and BS in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, and Masterâs work from MIT.
JosĂŠ Navarro-Betancourt, MD, PhD
Scientific Director & Partner
JosĂŠ is a physician and molecular biologist with several yearsâ experience in aging research. He studied medicine at Universidad Panamericana and pursued Ph.D. studies at McGill University. Jose has performed basic research on several processes involved in aging, including stem cell differentiation, protein quality control, and cellular energy production.
Miri Polachek
Venture Partner
Miri is an entrepreneurial executive and investor with over 25 yearsâ experience in the healthcare industry. Miri served as CEO of Joy Ventures, a venture builder and fund in the consumer mental health and wellbeing domain. She co-founded and led Israel Brain Technologies, a hub and catalyst for neuroscience innovation and commercialization, including the worldâs first braintech startup accelerator. Miri has also held financial management positions in leading global healthcare companies including Pfizer and Teva and was VP Finance at IntegraMed.
Miri holds an MA in Health Economics from Boston University and an MBA from New York University.
Reason
Advisor
Reason is co-founder and CEO of Repair Biotechnologies. He has been an active angel investor in the longevity industry since its earliest days, with investments including Oisin Biotechnologies and Leucadia Therapeutics. He is a long-standing and well-connected patient advocate for aging research, involved in numerous fundraising and outreach initiatives conducted by organizations such as the Methuselah Foundation and SENS Research Foundation since the early 2000s. He is also the founder and writer of Fight Aging!, a noted news and commentary website in the biotechnology community. Prior to his involvement in the biotechnology industry, Reason was a consultant in the software industry. He holds Masters degrees in Astrophysics from the University of St. Andrews and Space Physics from Rice University.
Carmela Abraham, PhD
Advisor
Carmela R. Abraham, Ph.D., has devoted her entire career to the study of aging and Alzheimerâs disease (AD). She obtained her B.Sc. in Biology at Tel Aviv University and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Harvard University. She is Professor Emerita of Biochemistry and Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Abrahamâs research is both basic and translational. Her basic research focuses on understanding the pathologic mechanisms leading to AD and other neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Abraham studies ways to protect the nerve cells that die in these diseases and, thus, prevent brain dysfunction. Her group discovered that the Klotho protein, whose levels decrease with age, is neuroprotective, anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory. She is a co-founder of Klogenix (formerly Klogene), a biotech startup targeting prevention and treatment of age-related diseases.
Daniel Fylstra
Venture Partner
Daniel Fylstra is founder and CEO of Frontline Systems Inc., a software company in advanced analytics and decision intelligence, creators of the Solver in Microsoft Excel. Early in his career, he was heavily involved with Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston in the creation and marketing of VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet, as co-founder of Personal Software, later renamed VisiCorp. He has long been active as an angel investor and venture fund investor; his interest in longevity research dates from 1999 when he served as seed investor for Dr. Bill Andrewsâ work on telomeres and telomerase, and as startup CEO of Sierra Sciences, Inc. âAlways learningâ, he has been a named inventor in patent applications related to cancer and telomerase, and risk analysis for machine learning. He earned a BS in EE & Computer Science from M.I.T. and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Diane Seimetz, PhD
Advisor
With over 22 years of experience, Dr. Diane Seimetz is a leading drug development and regulatory expert and an experienced entrepreneur and manager in the biopharmaceutical sector. Since 2013, the co-founder and former CEO of Biopharma Excellence (acquired by the Pharmalex group) has been advising clients on drug development and regulatory approval of novel therapies with the aim of making innovations available to patients early. Previously, Dr. Seimetz held a position as an Executive Vice President at Fresenius Health Care Group, being responsible for the international development of first-in-class biologic drugs. A doctoral pharmacist by trade, Dr. Seimetz is serving on the board of Directors at Humacyte and Cumulus Oncology. She is a member of several advisory boards and committees, including Temedica, the Helmholtz Validation Fund and the Aglaia Oncology Fund.
Frank Wellens
Venture Partner
Frank is a business strategist and investment consultant with over twenty years of international senior management experience in a variety of industries. Frank holds an M.Sc. in applied economics from the University of Antwerp and completed the advanced management program at Harvard Business School. He invested and served on the board of the Managing Partner's last venture, helping with business strategy and analytics. Frank brings proficiency in management consulting, M&A, and investing, offering valuable insights to assist in the growth and exit strategies of our portfolio companies.