Alicia Secor has served as a director of our Company since December 2025. Since January 2026, she has served as president and chief executive officer, as well as a director, of Paratus Sciences Corporation, a privately-held biotechnology company that harnesses evolutionary insights via its AI engine to deliver breakthrough medicines for cardiometabolic and immune & inflammatory diseases. From 2019 to 2025, she served as president and chief executive officer, as well as a director, of Atalanta Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company pioneering new treatment options for neurodegenerative diseases. Prior to that, Ms. Secor served as president and chief executive officer of Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly-traded pharmaceutical company, from 2016 to 2018, when the company was acquired by Catalent, Inc. From 1998 to 2013, Ms. Secor held various roles of increasing responsibility at Genzyme (now a part of Sanofi), culminating in her tenure as vice president and general manager of Metabolic Diseases. Ms. Secor also served on the board of directors of Orchard Therapeutics plc, an English global gene therapy company that was publicly traded in the United States on the Nasdaq market, until its acquisition by Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. in 2024. She also served on the boards of G1 Therapeutics, Inc., prior to its acquisition by Pharmacosmos A/S, and GW Pharmaceuticals plc, prior to its acquisition by Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc. She also served on the board of the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research, a non-profit organization. Education Ms. Secor holds an MBA from D Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and a BS in Health Administration from the University of New Hampshire. Experience and Qualifications Our Board believes that Ms. Secor s more than 30 years of experience in the life sciences industry, including as CEO and director of private and public companies, make her well qualified to serve as a director of our Company.