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.

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