Cyril Konto, M.D. 

President and Chief Executive Officer

Cyril Konto, M.D. has served as Chief Medical Officer since joining Ichnos and as the company’s Chief Executive Officer since May 2021. Previously, Cyril was Vice President of Clinical Development at Allogene Therapeutics, a spinoff from Pfizer, where he pioneered development of allogeneic CAR T-cell therapies. At Pfizer, he was Executive Director of Early Immuno-oncology Clinical Development. He began his industry career at Bristol Myers Squibb, first in medical affairs, and then in late-stage clinical development as clinical lead for the YERVOY^® (ipilimumab) melanoma program. An oncologist by training, Cyril received his medical degree from University René Descartes in Paris and began practicing medicine at Pierre and Marie Curie University, where he held both clinical and academic positions.

Roberto Giovannini, Ph.D.

Chief Process and Manufacturing Officer

Roberto Giovannini, Ph.D., is responsible for leading CMC development at Ichnos Sciences. Roberto has more than 20 years of combined pharmaceutical and academic experience in the biotech sector with a focus on process development, covering all aspects of process development and scale-up. Previously, Roberto held multiple positions at Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and Boehringer Ingelheim, leading chemistry, manufacturing, and control (CMC) development for early- to late-stage development programs. Earlier in his career as a scientist, Roberto was at Bayer HealthCare, where he was in charge of process development for new therapeutics. He has a Ph.D. in purification of proteins from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and a master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Geneva.

Grace Maguire, M.B.A.

Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs

Grace Maguire leads communications and corporate affairs at Ichnos Sciences. With more than 25 years of pharmaceutical industry experience across several therapeutic categories, Grace’s responsibilities have included setting commercial strategy, product launch, brand communications, and lifecycle management. Prior to Ichnos Sciences, she worked at Glenmark Pharmaceuticals as Vice President of Commercial for Specialty and Innovative Products, and at Forest Laboratories, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and Warner-Lambert. She began her career as a sales representative for Zeneca Pharmaceuticals in the New York City area. She has a master’s degree in business administration from the Leonard Stern School of Business at New York University and a bachelor’s degree in biology from St. John’s University in New York.

Michael D. Price

Chief Financial Officer

Michael Price serves as our Chief Financial Officer and has more than 25 years of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry experience. Prior to joining Ichnos, he held the position of Executive Vice President and CFO at Akcea Therapeutics, Inc., where he helped manage all aspects of the business and worked closely with the executive team and independent directors on the Ionis Pharmaceuticals takeover. Prior to Akcea, Michael served as CFO at Novelion Therapeutics, Noven Pharmaceuticals, and Bentley Pharmaceuticals. He is a CPA and began his career with Price Waterhouse, now PWC.

Michael received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Auburn University and his Master of Business Administration degree from Florida State University.

Martin L. Wilson

General Counsel and Chief Corporate Officer

Martin Wilson is an accomplished attorney with more than 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Martin joined Ichnos in January 2020 after serving as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Secretary and Head of Human Resources of Teligent, Inc. since 2017. Prior to joining Teligent, Martin served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Endo Pharmaceuticals following the acquisition of Par Pharmaceuticals by Endo. Martin was with Par for over 11 years prior to the acquisition by Endo and served in a number of roles, including as Par’s Chief Compliance Officer. Martin received his B.S. from Saint Joseph’s University and a Juris Doctorate from Villanova University School of Law.