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 ASEP’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 Financial Officer

Ms. Tucker is the president of J.M. Tucker Professional Corp. The company was established in 1995 in Vancouver, BC, providing audit and related financial services to emerging companies in the resource, bio-medical and high-tech industries. In 2005, Ms. Tucker relocated to Calgary, Alberta, and realigned the company’s areas of practice to include contract Chief Financial Officer services and advisory services to Canadian public companies including financial reporting, disclosure issues, and compliance with securities legislation. During her career, Ms. Tucker has held a number of senior executive officer positions including CEO and CFO with Canadian public companies as well as holding various board positions.

Director

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.