Michael Powell , Ph.D. has served as a member and as the Chairperson of our board of directors since August 2024. Since August 2025, Dr. Powell has served as a Venture Advisor at Lantana Ranch LLC. Dr. Powell was previously an Executive Partner/Venture Advisor at Omega Funds, a venture capital firm, from August 2021 until August 2025, and a General Partner at Sofinnova Investments, a biopharmaceutical investment firm, from August 1997 until June 2021. Dr. Powell served as a member of the board of directors of Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRTX), a biopharmaceutical company, from November 2016 to December 2024, and the chair and a member of the board of directors of Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMPI), a biopharmaceutical company, from July 14 2015 to May 2022. Dr. Powell has also served on the boards of directors of several private companies. Dr. Powell received a B.S. in chemistry from Scarborough College, a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Toronto and completed post-doctoral studies in Bioorganic Chemistry at the University of California as a National Science and Engineering Research Council Scholar. We believe Dr. Powell s extensive experience in the life sciences investment industry qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.