Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Hancock is a UBC Killam Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, UBC, an Associate Faculty Member of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and a Canada Research Chair in Health and Genomics. His research interests include the systems biology of innate immunity, inflammatory diseases and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, small cationic peptides as novel antimicrobials and modulators of innate immunity, the development of novel treatments for antibiotic resistant infections, and antibiotic uptake and resistance. He has published more than 800 papers and reviews, has 70 patents awarded, and is one of the most highly cited authors in Microbiology and Immunology with more than 117,000 citations and an h-index of 171. He has won several awards including the Aventis Pharmaceuticals ICAAC Award, the leading award for research on antimicrobials, and Canada’s three top prizes for Health Research, and is an Officer of the Order of Canada. He was a co-founder of Migenix, Inimex Pharmaceuticals, ABT Innovations, and the Centre for Drug Research and Development.

Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Haney is an experienced scientist and research coordinator who has managed a team of up to 20 individuals over the past 10 years. He is an inventor on the patents that are core to Sepset’s therapeutic technology and has in-depth experience with the various endeavors relevant to clinical research. He has published more than 40 papers in scientific journals, including two major reviews in Nature journals related to peptide optimization and their development as therapeutics. Dr. Haney holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Calgary.

Chief Operating Officer

Tim is an experienced business executive and international lawyer. He sits on numerous company boards and is the Founding Partner of Murphy & Company LLP, a leading business law firm in Vancouver, Canada. Prior to founding Murphy & Company, he practised law with a prominent national law firm in Calgary, Alberta, gained international experience as an associate in the finance law group of a British “magic circle” law firm and served as in-house legal counsel for a multinational software company in Paris, France. Tim holds a bachelor of laws (LL.B) degree from the University of Saskatchewan, a master of laws (LL.M) degree from McGill University and is a member of the law societies of British Columbia and England & Wales.

Chief Financial Officer

Derrold Norgaard is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia. He held the dual role of Tax Partner and Office Managing Partner at KPMG until 2008. Norgaard’s primary areas of practice include personal tax planning, international tax and corporate taxation. He has authored several articles on Canadian tax planning and has been an instructor in Canadian tax programs for many years. He is a frequent speaker to business groups throughout Canada and Asia.