NFL BIOSCIENCES announced the appointment of Ignacio Faus, current CEO, as Chairman of the Board of Directors. At its meeting on February 27, 2023, the Board of Directors of NFL Biosciences acknowledged the wish of Mr. Joël Besse to step down as Chairman and member of the Board of Directors in order to fully devote himself to his activity as investor in unlisted startup companies in the life sciences sector. Dr. Ignacio Faus, currently Director and Chief Executive Officer of NFL Biosciences, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and now becomes Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Mr. Joël Besse.

Having joined NFL Biosciences in 2019 as an investor, Dr. Ignacio Faus joined the management team in early 2021. He has 27 years of experience in large and medium-sized pharmaceutical companies and in private and public biotech companies: Bristol Myers Squibb, Grupo Uriach, Ferrer and co-founder in 2006 and CEO of Palau Pharma (divested in 2013). In recent years, Ignacio Faus has also been a Director of several private and public biotech companies as well as private equity funds in Europe and the United States.

He holds a PhD in Biochemistry (Indiana University, USA) and an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Finance from the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University, USA).