About Us

Ernexa Therapeutics is a preclinical stage company developing off-the-shelf, synthetic, induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived mesenchymal stem cell (iMSC) therapies. To our knowledge, Ernexa stands apart as the only company in the U.S. currently developing iMSCs, engineered to express proinflammatory cytokines to treat cancer. Ernexa’s allogeneic iMSC platform leverages the intrinsic “tumor homing” ability of MSCs, functioning as a Trojan horse to safely and effectively enhance anti-tumor immune responses through selective delivery of immunostimulatory agents to the tumor microenvironment (TME) and potential to convert immunologically ‘cold’ tumor to ‘hot’. Our lead product candidate, ERNA-101, expresses an IL-7_IL-15 fusion cytokine. The company’s initial focus is to develop ERNA-101 in platinum resistant ovarian cancer (PROC). The company is also investigating ERNA-201, anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10)-secreting iMSCs in inflammatory/auto-immune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis.

Vision

At Ernexa, our vision is to improve the lives of patients with difficult-to-treat diseases through innovative, effective, safe, and accessible synthetic induced mesenchymal stem cell (iMSC) therapies

Mission

Ernexa's mission is to transform the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease by developing scalable, affordable, off-the-shelf cell therapies that restore hope

Leadership

Sanjeev Luther
President and CEO
Dorothy Clarke
General Counsel
Kanika Chawla, Ph.D
Kanika Chawla, Ph.D
Senior Vice President, Technical Operations (Consultant)
Sandra Gurrola
Senior Vice President, Finance
Robert H. Pierce
Robert Pierce, MD
Chief Scientific Officer

Board of Directors

Sol-j-barer
Sol. J. Barer
Advisor to the Board
James Bristol, PhD
Chairman
Peter Cicala, JD
Director
Sanjeev Luther
President and CEO
Elena Ratner, MD, MBA
Director
Bill Wexler
Director

Scientific and Medical Advisory Board

Michael Andreeff, MD, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board
Amir Anthony Jazaeri, MD
Medical Advisory Board
Anna Helena Jonsson, MD, PhD
Medical Advisory Board
Christopher Rohde, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board
Blythe Sather
Blythe Sather, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board
Jerome B. Zeldis
Jerome B. Zeldis, MD, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board