Publications & Posters

Ms. Rykard serves as the Executive Assistant to the CEO and CMO, helping to coordinate and orchestrate key office and administrative functions for Qlaris Bio. Prior to joining Qlaris Bio, Ms. Rykard held several administrative roles supporting patient care and office coordination as a Medical Assistant and Administrative Practice Manager at Massachusetts Eye and Ear […]

Mr. DeWalt manages programs across the breadth of the Qlaris Bio portfolio, covering early to clinical stage programs.  Prior to joining Qlaris Bio, Mr. DeWalt served as a Project Manager at NXStage Medical, a subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care focused on the treatment of chronic kidney disease, where he oversaw large cross-functional project teams responsible […]

Mr. Casale manages all activities related to Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls at Qlaris Bio for QLS-101 and pipeline programs.  Prior to joining Qlaris Bio, Mr. Casale, served as the Technical Project Manager for Bio-Concept Laboratories, Inc. (now Pace), covering project coordination, formulation development, and process development.  Before Bio-Concept, he was the Director of Chemistry Operations […]

Dr. Steel manages and designs preclinical translational research for Qlaris Bio for the lead program, QLS-101, and early-stage discovery and preclinical programs.  Prior to joining Qlaris Bio, Dr. Steel served as a Medical Science Liaison for Bausch & Lomb, where she played a critical role in scientific communications focused on glaucoma therapeutics.  Before Bausch & […]

Ms. Brandano is responsible for managing all aspects of clinical trial operations for Qlaris Bio with a focus on the lead program, QLS-101. Prior to joining Qlaris Bio, Ms. Brandano served as Vice President of Clinical Operations at EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, where she led all clinical operations for their lead and pipeline programs across small molecules […]

Mr. Sookdeo is responsible for overseeing the development and technical operations of Qlaris Bio, managing the entirety of the early drug development and clinical stage portfolio for the company.  Prior to joining Qlaris Bio, Mr. Sookdeo served as Executive Director, Program Management at Sarepta Therapeutics, where he built the program management function.  Before Sarepta, he […]