Meet the Orion Team
Joshua Sestak, PhD (President & Chief Executive Officer)
Inventor of Orion technologies with industry formulations and regulatory experience. Recipient of Madison and Lila Self and Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation Graduate Fellowships and a 2013 Pipeline Fellow.
Phil Haworth, PhD (Chief Business Officer)
35 years of experience in the biotechnology, including 10 year at the bench and CEO of both public and private companies in the UK and USA . Phil has extensive experience in fundraising, licensing and M&A
Mike Riley, JD (Outside General Counsel)
Extensive executive experience in all aspects of corporate development; intellectual property, contracts law, finance, and M&A, in domestic and international companies.
Curt Scribner, MD, MBA (Consulting Chief Medical Officer)
Former Deputy Director, CBER/FDA; 25+ years of private industry executive roles in clinical and regulatory affairs.
Cory Berkland, PhD (Chairman of the Board)
Solon E. Summerfield Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas. Co-founder of two previous biotechs and inventor of NanoCluster platform.
Inventor of Orion technologies with industry formulations and regulatory experience. Recipient of Madison and Lila Self and Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation Graduate Fellowships and a 2013 Pipeline Fellow.
Phil Haworth, PhD (Chief Business Officer)
35 years of experience in the biotechnology, including 10 year at the bench and CEO of both public and private companies in the UK and USA . Phil has extensive experience in fundraising, licensing and M&A
Mike Riley, JD (Outside General Counsel)
Extensive executive experience in all aspects of corporate development; intellectual property, contracts law, finance, and M&A, in domestic and international companies.
Curt Scribner, MD, MBA (Consulting Chief Medical Officer)
Former Deputy Director, CBER/FDA; 25+ years of private industry executive roles in clinical and regulatory affairs.
Cory Berkland, PhD (Chairman of the Board)
Solon E. Summerfield Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas. Co-founder of two previous biotechs and inventor of NanoCluster platform.