Oculis Holding AG announced key executive appointments to bolster its leadership and scientific advisory teams. World-renowned retina specialists, Professor Ramin Tadayoni, M.D., Ph.D. was appointed to the role of Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), and Arshad M. Khanani, M.D., M.A., FASRS, was appointed as Chair of Oculis? Retina Scientific Advisory Board. In addition, Virginia R. Dean, a seasoned human resources executive with significant experience in growing life science companies, was appointed to the role of Chief Human Resources Officer.

Dr. Tadayoni, Dr. Khanani and Ms. Dean will play key strategic roles as the Company continues to advance its diversified late-stage pipeline and expands its footprint in the U.S. while it prepares for the potential first commercial launch. Joanne Chang, M.D., Ph.D., has decided to leave the organization for personal reasons and will continue to collaborate with Oculis on special projects. Ramin Tadayoni, M.D., Ph.D., is a highly distinguished and accomplished retina specialist.

He is the current President of EURETINA, the European Society of Retina Specialists and the Retina Department Chairman of Rothschild Foundation Hospital, including the French Myopia Institute. Dr. Tadayoni has been a Principal Investigator in numerous trials and served as an advisor for companies in the ophthalmology space for over two decades on topics spanning across medical, regulatory and market access, including his role as Co-Chair of the Oculis Scientific Advisory Board. Prior to joining Oculis as Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Tadayoni was a Professor of Ophthalmology at Université Paris Cité, and the Department Chairman at Lariboisière and Saint Louis hospitals in Paris, France.

As a passionate physician and researcher, he has authored more than 140 medical and scientific articles and has made numerous contributions to ophthalmology textbooks and is part of several international diseases? classifications groups. He has also received numerous awards of distinction including the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award and the prestigious Jules Gonin Award from the Retina Research Foundation.

Dr. Tadayoni received his medical degree and completed his internship at Paris V University. His retina fellowship was completed at Lariboisière University Hospital while simultaneously pursuing his Ph.D. in Science at Paris VII University and the Paris Vision Institute. He received his undergraduate training in medicine at the University of Marseille.

Arshad M. Khanani, M.D., M.A., FASRS is a world-renowned retina specialist and clinical scientist. He founded the clinical research section at Sierra Eye Associates, and currently serves as its Managing Partner, Director of Clinical Research, and Director of Fellowship. He has been a principal investigator for more than 120 clinical trials and has authored over 100 scientific publications.

Additionally, he is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. Dr. Khanani is an elected member of the Retina Society, Macula Society and has received numerous awards of distinction. He has received the Senior Honor Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) and was also awarded the prestigious ASRS Presidents?

Young Investigator Award in 2021. Virginia R. Dean is a seasoned human resources (HR) leader with over 25 years of experience as a senior HR executive in both start-ups and well-established biopharmaceutical companies. She brings a breadth of experience in scaling up life science companies at various stages of growth, from pre-clinical to fully commercialized.

Prior to joining Oculis, she was the Chief People Officer and Senior Vice President at Axcella Therapeutics where she led a rapid transformation of the organization. Over the course of her career, she has scaled five organizations, private and public, and participated in four acquisitions. Ms. Dean received her M.B.A. from Simmons University and holds a B.A. in anthropology from the University of Vermont.

She will be based in Oculis? office in Boston, Massachusetts.