Prior to joining Ariana in 2003, Mohammad was one of the founders and the Director of Drug Design and IT at RiboTargets, Cambridge, UK.
He set up and managed RiboTargets’ structure-based discovery platform RiboDockR - rDock which allowed the identification and validation leading to the licensing-of novel therapeutic molecules. It became the central focus of RiboTargets until its successful merger with Vernalis. Before joining RiboTargets Mohammad held several positions in academic institutions including the Department of Chemistry of the University of York, UK, and the CRBM of the CNRS in France.
He holds a Medical Degree (DCEM), MPhil in Computer Science, a PhD in structural biochemistry and a "Habilitation doctorate" from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Montpellier, France.
Euracier is a leading French company focussed on specialized steel. Founded in 1973, today, Euracier employs 20 people in France and has annual sales of approximately 8M€.
After his PhD at the Pasteur Institute in fondamental virology, Daniel Larzul joined the Henri Beaufour/IPSEN Institute as the head of a molecular biology laboratory for two years. Then he participated in the creation of a new company called BioInnova. He integrated the management of a viral safety laboratory in the Pasteur Institute, as deputy director in 1993 and director from 1995 to 2003.
Since 2000, Daniel Larzul has the Scientific Coordinator Position of the Technology Transfer Department at the Pasteur Institute.
Karine is an Engineer (food science, ENSIA with a Master’s degree in finance and economics (IGIA, part of ESSEC). She has seven years of experience in the food industry, mainly in technical positions. She joined venture capital since 2000, investing mainly in life sciences. Since 2000, she has been appointed to more than 10 board memberships.
Vizille Capital Innovation is the venture capital subsidiary of the CIC - Banque de Vizille Group. Its objective is to invest in promising technology companies in their early stages of development with a high growth potential in dynamic sectors such as information technologies, telecommunications, electronics, life sciences, new materials, and the environment.
