François Caussade, President & Chief Executive Officer 
Dr. Caussade holds a Doctorate in Pharmacy and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. Prior to founding ANS Biotech, he gained more than 20 years of research and leadership experience in the drug discovery and preclinical development of novel therapeutics in the R&D divisions of pharmaceutical (UPSA, Bristol Myers Squibb) and biotech (CEREP) companies. Dr. Caussade successfully led several R&D projects focused on the characterization of novel chemical matter for the treatment of inflammatory pain and neuropathic pain. He is the co-author of more than 20 scientific papers and over 30 published abstracts.