Company: EDSA
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001171843-25-007914
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Company: Edesa Biotech, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
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 Inc (from August 2017 to January 2019). Ms. Chypyha currently served as the President of the Canadian Dermatology Industry Association, from 2015 to 2023, and is a Co-Chair of DiTiDE (Dermatology Industry Taskforce on Inclusiveness, Diversity & Equity), a group she co-founded in 2020. She has also previously served on boards of other non-profits and business organizations, including the Canadian Healthcare Licensing Association. Ms. Chypyha earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Toronto and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Queen's University. Ms. Chypyha’s qualifications to serve on our Board include her extensive operational experience in founding, managing and building companies, previous board experience and her extensive experience in the dermatology industry.

David Liu, PhD has over 10 years of investment experience within the biopharmaceutical industry. From January 2023 to March 2024, and since December 2024, he has served as a Senior Analyst at Velan Capital Investment Management LP, a healthcare dedicated investment firm based in Alpharetta, Georgia. Prior to his current position, he served as a Biotech Analyst at Altium Capital Management, LP, an investment firm focused on healthcare companies from January 2019 to November 2022. He received his B.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University and his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences. Dr. Liu is qualified to serve on our Board because of his experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.

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Sean MacDonald has been a member of our Board since June 2019, and served as Chairman of the Board from June 2019 until May 2023. He previously served on the board of our principal operating subsidiary, Edesa Biotech Research, from September 2017 to June 2019. In his career, he has led and closed multiple licensing transactions, financings, acquisitions and divestments, and led corporate strategy for several pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Since April 2024, Mr. MacDonald has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Domain Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company and from January to March 2024, Mr. MacDonald served as their Chief Business Officer. From April 2022 to February 2024, he served as an advisor to investors and biotechnology companies, including Raya Therapeutic Inc. From August 2021 to April 2022, he was the Chief Business