Mr. Zweifach has been a member of ESSA’s Board since 2019. Mr. Zweifach is also a Non-Executive Board Member of Compugen, Inc., Chair of Carisma Therapeutics, Inc. and Executive Chair of Kaerus Biosciences, Ltd. In Mr. Zweifach’s 30 years in the biotech industry, he has sat on numerous other public and private boards. Mr. Zweifach was the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nuvelution Pharma, Inc., the Co-founder and CEO of Ascendancy Healthcare, Inc., and a Partner at Reedland Capital Partners.
Previously, Mr. Zweifach served as CEO of Pathways Diagnostics, Managing Director and CFO of Bay City Capital, and President and CFO of Epoch Biosciences, which was acquired by Nanogen. Mr. Zweifach received his B.A. in Biology from UC San Diego and an M.S. in Human Physiology from UC Davis.