Scientific Advisory Board

 

Augusta Modestino PhD

Science and evidence are at the center of what we do. As the Science Lead at Biotikur, Augusta plays an important leadership role. Augusta directs product formulation as well as sets the vision for our research and development efforts. She's passionate about improving people's lives through science.

Augusta holds a PhD in Bioengineering from UC San Diego where she specialized in protein-digesting enzymes, which can escape from the gut and contribute to disease throughout the body. During her post-doc at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) she researched how the gut microbiomes of cancer patients affect their response to immunotherapies.

Augusta previously worked on several high-tech startups. At UCSD she developed a whole-blood diagnostic test that could rapidly detect protease activity. At the Cancer Early Detection Center at OHSU, Augusta worked on development of a lab-on-chip for tumor cell genetic and proteomic information detection. Augusta has lead science and engineering teams at microbiology startups Leonyte Biosystems and MiProbes.

Augusta also consulted biotech and pharmaceutical companies on M&A and technology/asset evaluation at biopharma consultancy Scitaris.

Dr. med. Johann Banzhaf

Dr. Banzhaf received his education and specialized training at Charité Hospital (Berlin), focusing on general medicine and clinical emergency medicine. During his doctoral studies, he researched obsessive-compulsive disorders. He completed stays abroad in Spain, the United States, and Switzerland during his studies. Since 2018, he has been operating his medical practice in Bad Saarow, Germany.




Ana Neves PharmD

Ana is currently Global Head of Marketing and Business Management at Carl Zeiss Meditec AG. Prior to moving into a leadership role at Zeiss, Ana spent twenty years in Strategy, Marketing Excellence and Regulatory Affairs at Bayer Healthcare.

Ana received her PharmD from the University of Lisbon as well as her MBA from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Ana is passionate about creating new business models and evidence-based product experiences.