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NMD Pharma
Aarhus, Denmark · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
NMD Pharma A/S is a Danish clinical-stage biotechnology company (CVR36899069), incorporated as an Aarhus University spin-out in2015, headquartered in Aarhus with US operations. It develops small-molecule therapies targeting skeletal-muscle chloride channel ClC-1 to improve neuromuscular transmission and muscle function. Its investigational lead ignaseclant, formerly NMD670, is being evaluated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, generalized myasthenia gravis and spinal muscular atrophy. Additional research addresses age-related muscle weakness and sarcopenia. Its neuroscience relevance is neuromuscular biology and drug development; no unsupported claim that its platform is artificial intelligence is made. The current primary website publishes seven management members, fifty-nine other team members, eight board members including the CEO, and three founding scientists. Functions not published in the general team directory remain qualified as Team Member; founding-scientist status is distinct from current executive employment. Current CMO Ana de Vera joined September2025, superseding older Jorge Quiroz CMO announcements. Current board affiliations are separately sourced and do not establish personal cash investments. Actual primary funding includes a EUR2.7million seed investment in2016, a EUR38million SeriesA announced March23,2018, EUR35million financing announced February15,2022 (stage undisclosed in the issuer release), and EUR75million SeriesB announced November15,2023. A separate EUR629000 Innovation Fund Denmark grant was reported received November30,2020. The2014 EUR330000 pre-seed grant funded Aarhus University before incorporation and is not company financing. Historical2016–17 DKK44million cumulative support and later cumulative EUR155million or approximately USD180million statements are not separate new rounds. Closed company cash, grant awards, historical totals and currency renditions remain distinct.
Team
 Aldemar DegrootTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Alok SinghTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Ana de VeraChief Medical Officer |
 Anders FindsenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Anders Ulv MandsholmTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Anette Kjær PetersenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Anja HarmeierNon-executive director |
 Anne Kathrine Nissen PedersenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Anne Sofie DanekildeTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Anne-Marie LarsenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Beatriz Sevilla-JensenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Caitlin CornwallTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Camilla Tvede SchytzTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Cecilia Sparr EskilssonTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Cecilie Kirkeby SkebyTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Chloe Arrowsmith JensenExecutive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer |
 Christian E. EllingNon-executive director |
 Claus Elsborg OlesenCo-founder (published founding scientist; no current executive role inferred) |
 Dan BrennanSenior Vice President of Corporate and Commercial Strategy |
 Dorte OlssonTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Dorthe Bach ToftTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Esmeralda LewisTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Hang Nguyen NielsenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Henriette Natorp TobiesenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Isabelle ZenklusenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Ivan BurkovNon-executive director |
 Jeanette Jeppesen MorgenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Jeppe Blichfeldt WintherTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Jeremy SpringhornNon-executive director |
 Jesper Emil JakobsgaardTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Joanna KrzynowekTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 João RibasNon-executive director |
 Jürgen BremTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Kamilla Løhde Tordrup DybdahlTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Karen HueTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Karen Nørby á RógvuTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Karen Wibe EnevoldsenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Karina Jeppesen MorgenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Katja Krustrup PedersenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Laurane MackelsTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Linda Lomholt PetersenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Lone LundTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Maja B. NielsenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Marianne Gerberg SkalsTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Marlene May VestergaardTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Martin Gruwier Broch-LipsTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Max SillerTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Mehdi AinoucheNon-executive director |
 Mette D. E. JepsenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Michael Dyrgaard LundovTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Michael Voldsgaard ClausenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Mike HeffernanChairman |
 Morten BullSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Head of People & Business Services |
 Morten Dahl SørensenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Nete HuusTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Nicholas KellyTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Nicole NicolajsenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Niels Chr. FelumbTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Ole Bækgaard NielsenCo-founder (published founding scientist; no current executive role inferred) |
 Pernille Bogetofte ThomasenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Peter BentsenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Peter KastenVice President of Finance and IT |
 Signe Rode AndreasenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Steen SaabyTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Stine Krag BrunvoldTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Teresa GidaroTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Thomas BreuerTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Thomas Holm PedersenChief Executive Officer · Board Member · Co-founder (published founding scientist; no current executive role inferred) |
 Thomas Kongstad PetersenChief Operating Officer |
 Thomas Skjærlund GrønnebækTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Tina Klitte Holmstrøm LohmannTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Trine Böenche SørensenTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Trine Juul WengelTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Vera KiyasovaTeam Member (exact function not published) |
 Vibeke UhreTeam Member (exact function not published) |