About Us
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
Cardiogen has an experienced team with longtime and significant experience and reputation in drug development, cardiology and the biotech industry
Management Board
Jonathan Ward, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
& Co-Founder
Jonathan Ward has more than 25 years experience in preclinical research and management. He has held leadership positions in multiple European and Asian biotech companies in the cardiovascular and oncology RNA space, as well as co-founding several successful biotech companies.
Prof. Jaya Krishnan, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
& Co-Founder
Prof. Jaya Krishnan has more than 20 years experience in preclinical models and cardiovascular disease research. He completed his PhD at Imperial College London and led research at the ETH-Zurich, Medical Research Council UK and Imperial College London. He currently leads an RNA Therapeutics group in Germany.
Corporate Board
Dr. Roman Schenk
Chairman
Dr. Roman Schenk is Managing Partner Inogroup and board member of various health care companies and organizations. Before starting his entrepreneurial career, he held European executive management positions in research, marketing and business development in the pharmaceutical industry.
Jonathan Ward, MBA
Prof. Jaya Krishnan, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board
Prof. Andrew JS Coats, MD, PhD
President of Heart Research Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
President of Heart Failure Association (2020-2022)
Prof. Jozef Bartunek, MD, PhD
Interventional Cardiologist and Associate Director at Cardiovascular Center, Aalst, OLV Hospital, Belgium