James S. Manuso

James S. Manuso, Ph.D., M.B.A., Chairman and CEO of Talfinium Investments, Inc., has served on the Ocuphire Board since January 2019. Dr. Manuso is an international biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry CEO and management consultant with over 25 years’ experience. He has co-founded multiple biotech companies where he held C-level management positions. As chairman and CEO of Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Dr. Manuso led the sale of the Company to Otsuka Pharmaceuticals for $886 million. A former Board Member of the Biotechnology Industry Association, he has served on the boards of several private and public companies in the US, UK, France, Canada and Ireland. Dr. Manuso earned a B.A. with honors in Economics and Chemistry from New York University, a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology and Genetics from the New School University, and an Executive M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.