On January 30, 2024, Samuel J. Reich, age 49, the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately.  Eddie J. Sullivan, Ph.D., Co-Founder of SAB, will continue his role as President, and as a member of the Board of Directors (the ?Board?). He will report to the Board and maintain leadership of operational, research, and development functions of the Company.  Mr. Reich joined SAB in 2021 as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors after its combination with Big Cypress Acquisition Group, where he served as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and a member of the board of directors. Mr. Reich co-founded Biscayne Neurotherapeutics, Inc. in 2011 and served as its Executive Chairman until its sale to Supernus Pharmaceuticals in October 2018.

He also founded Acuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2002, where he served as Executive Vice President until its acquisition by Opko Health, Inc., thereafter serving as Executive Vice President. Mr. Reich holds a B.A. with High Honors in Biochemistry from Clark University, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, where he received the Margaret Comer award, presented to the top graduating student in the Biological Sciences. He later attended the University of Pennsylvania where he was a Doctoral Candidate in the lab of Jean Bennett.

He left prior to defending his thesis in order to start Acuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc, receiving a Masters of Science. He is listed as an inventor on 14 US patents and over 50 worldwide patents related to the first uses of siRNA as therapeutics.