About us

Meet the team

At metaLead,  we aim to develop innovative, safe and effective medications for metal-related diseases, enhancing patient’s quality of life. Our vision is to revolutionize chelation therapy; to ensure that our medications will become first-in-line treatments for various indications and conditions.

Dr. Michal Shoshan

Founder and CEO

Medicinal inorganic chemist
14+ years in metal-related drug dev.

Dr. Stefano Vavassori

COO

Immunologist
15+ years experience in rare pediatric diseases

Valerie Thevenoz

Founder’s Associate

Business Development

Dr. Tagwa Mohammed

Scientist

Medicinal inorganic chemist

Dr. Luca Sauser

Scientist

Medicinal inorganic chemist

Yaël Hodel

Research Associate

Health Science & Technology, neuroscience

Erica Pedron

Research Associate

Molecular biology, in vivo

Our board

Dr. Michal Shoshan

Chairwoman of the Board

Medicinal inorganic chemist
14+ years in metal-related drug dev.

Dr. Vincent Forster

Board Member

Pharmaceutical scientist | Co-founder and CEO Versantis AG

They trust us!

We are supported by top institutions within Switzerland and beyond, among them:

James Martin | Company name