Robert Scannevin

Dr. Scannevin has more than 20 years of leadership experience in drug discovery and development at both large pharma and early-stage biotech, and has seen multiple drugs from discovery through FDA approval. Before joining Verge, Dr. Scannevin was the Head of Research at Yumanity Therapeutics where he oversaw biology and chemistry research focused on new target discovery and therapeutic development for neurodegenerative diseases. While at Yumanity, he built a robust and efficient drug discovery function that delivered a deep discovery and clinical development pipeline. Dr. Scannevin provided scientific leadership that helped shepherd the company’s growth from early stages through multiple successful financing rounds, a collaboration with a major large pharmaceutical company, and to a successful public debut.