Team

Dr Giorgio Castagneto
 Gissey

Founder, CEO and Chairman

Prof Marco Castagneto

Founder and CSO

He has 20 years’ experience in bariatric surgery research and practice, has over 1,000 scientific publications to his name and has performed more than 2,000 surgeries, including 500 bariatric surgeries.

Nicolaas Verheem

President

He is a leading engineer with an extensive technology background and is an established life sciences investor.

Dr Giorgio Castagneto Gissey

Founder, CEO and Chairman

Nicholaas Verheem

President

He is a leading electronic engineer with an extensive technology background and is an established life sciences investor.

Prof Carel Le Roux MD

Investor – Chief Medical officer

He is a leading Professor in metabolic science, has published numerous high-impact research papers in the field, and is a world-leading expert in obesity and diabetes.

Prof Francesco Rubino MD

Chief Officer for Obesity and Diabetes

He is a globally renowned bariatric surgeon and a leading researcher in obesity and diabetes.

Prof Dimitri Pournaras MD

Chief Officer for Endoscopy

He has extensive academic experience and is a renowned expert of metabolic surgery.

Prof Geltrude Mingrone

Obesity and Diabetes

A passionate researcher, she has pushed forward the boundaries of metabolic medicine for the last 30 years and is among the most recognised researchers in metabolic medicine and diabetes research of our time.

Prof Phil Schauer MD

Bariatric Surgery

A prominent surgeon, educator and researcher, Prof Schauer has led numerous research grants and has published numerous influential papers related to gastrointestinal and laparoscopic surgery.

Prof David Cummings MD

Obesity and diabetes

Prof Cummings is one of the most recognized researchers in obesity and diabetes worldwide. He is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition at the University of Washington, based at the Diabetes & Obesity Center of Excellence and the V.A. Puget Sound Health Care System.

Prof Guido Costamagna MD

Endoscopy

He is a world-renowned endoscopist with special expertise in therapeutic bilio-pancreatic endoscopy, who has authored over 600 publications.

Dr Tareck Saleh MD

Endoscopy

He is an early investor in Keyron and a world expert in intragastric balloons with more than 1,700 cases since 2000, and was the first in the Middle East to successfully perform a Primary Obesity Surgery Endoluminal procedure.

Dr Frank Greenway MD

Obesity and Diabetes

He is an experienced entrepreneur who has published more than 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and more than 30 book chapters in the field of obesity and diabetes.

Prof Trevor M Jones CBE

Management

He is a Professor at King’s College London and a former Head of R&D at Wellcome, and has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Dr Tony Amato

Regulation

He is the Director of the Clinical Trial Center of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli (Rome) and has an extensive background in the pharmaceutical industry and wide regulatory experience.