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Aerska
Aerska develops RNA medicines for neurological diseases. Its antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate platform uses brain shuttle technology to deliver RNA interference therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier and silence disease-associated genes. Its initial research focuses on genetically driven forms of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The company is headquartered in Dublin, with research operations in London and a Boston site announced in June 2026; its platform remains in development.
Founded 2025
Team
 Alex BrunickiBoard Member |
Alex ColvilleBoard Member |
Amélie Bowden-FeytoutLab Manager |
Andrew CreganSenior Director, Finance and Administration |
Andy BestPrincipal Scientist, siRNA Lead Development |
Arno de WildeBoard Member |
Christine EsauAdvisory Board Member |
Dave HardwickeDirector, Head of Business Development, Co-founder |
David CoughlanVP, Head of Early Development |
Dominic WalshAdvisory Board Member |
Duygu YilmazSenior Director, RNA Therapeutics Discovery and Translational Science |
Eugene KimIntellectual Property |
Helen CrehanPrincipal Scientist, Translational Pharmacology |
Hyoungseok JuDirector, Discovery Project |
Ian HugginsSenior Director, Delivery Sciences |
Ines MateusSenior Scientist I |
Itziar CanamasasBoard Member |
Jack O’MearaChief Executive Officer, Co-founder and Board Member |
Jayesh MajithiyaDirector, Translational Medicine |
Jemimah Keren BungabongOperations Associate |
Jessica McDonaldSenior Director, Program Management & Scientific Operations |
Lalanti VenkatSenior Manager, Business Development and Strategy |
Laura Sepp-LorenzinoAdvisory Board Member |
Lisa Taylor AshBoard Member |
 Lynne HughesAdvisory Board Member |
Mark WoltersAdvisory Board Member |
Marta DragoshiSenior Manager, Office of the CEO |
Michael PerkintonVP, Head of Research |
Nienke VrienzenDirector, CMC Strategy |
Ollie KingSenior Scientist I |
Peter HoehnAdvisory Board Member |
 Philip ScheltensBoard Observer |
Robyn McAdamPrincipal Scientist |
Sam HandelmanPrincipal Scientist, Clinical Informatics & Data Science |
Saskia ReibePrincipal Scientist, Computational siRNA Lead Development |
Stuart MilsteinChief Platform Officer, Co-founder |
 Uli StilzBoard Member |