Dr. Theo Kapanadze, D.Sc., Ph.D

Chief Scientific Officer, Executive VP Science

theo.kapanadze@diteba.com

Dr. Theo Kapanadze, D.Sc., Ph.D. Chief Scientific Officer, Executive VP Science Dr. Kapanadze is a co-founder of Diteba Research Laboratories Inc. He has more than 30 years experience as an academic researcher, university professor and leading research scientist at major Canadian pharmaceutical and CRO companies.
Dr. Kapanadze possesses superior knowledge and experience in analysis, identification of organic/inorganic compounds and drugs. He has worked extensively in areas such as pharmaceutical research and development for solid and semisolid topical formulations, bioavailability/bioequivalence, and drug interaction studies. He has led projects that provided analytical support for formulation development, stability studies, toxicology and clinical programs.

His latest research concern new aspects of in vitro drug release rate studies for quality control, and development of more effective topical and transdermal delivery systems. His previous scientific studies concerned isolation, purification and structural determination of biologically important systems: organic, organometallic or transition metal ion complexes. He has published more than forty papers and reports in leading industry magazines throughout his career. Dr. Kapanadze has a Doctor of Science and Ph.D. in chemistry from Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Moscow, Russia.

Dmitry Baranov, MA

President of Diteba Research Laboratories Inc.

dmitry.baranov@diteba.com

Dmitry Baranov is a co-founder of Diteba Research Laboratories Inc. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Orion PSV Investments Inc., a firm with diversified investment portfolios in Canadian and US securities. Mr. Baranov has an MA in Finance and Economics degree from St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, Russia.

Brian Atakhodjaev, CFA, MA, B.Sc.

Executive VP of Finance

brian.atakhodjaev@diteba.com

Brian Atakhodjaev is a co-founder of Diteba Research Laboratories Inc. Prior to Diteba he held management and analyst positions in financial analysis and planning with a major multinational retailer and worked as a consultant for the World Bank. Mr. Atakhodjaev is a Chartered Financial Analyst TM. He has an MA in International Finance and Economics from Brandeis University, USA, and a B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics from Novosibirsk State University, Russia.

Sam Ricchezza

Senior Vice President, Business Development

sam.ricchezza@diteba.com

Sam Ricchezza, Senior Vice President, Business Development, brings more than 24 years of pharmaceutical and medical device industry experience to Diteba Research Laboratories Inc. Sam has extensive business development, sales management and marketing experience with some of the leading organizations in contract services. He has developed and executed strategic business, marketing and sales plans and successfully developed and negotiated long-term supply and services agreements with multi-national pharmaceutical, biotechnology and clinical research companies. Sam also has a background in consumer product marketing and finance in the medical device industry.

He currently sits on the "Contract Pharma" magazine Editorial Advisory Board and is a frequent guest speaker at strategic account management training programs.

Dan Williams B.Sc.

Director, Business Development

dan.williams@diteba.com

Dan Williams is Director of Business Development for Diteba Research Laboratories Inc. Prior to joining Diteba, Dan held several management positions in Business Development, Sales Management , Sales and Marketing. Dan's experience in the scientific industry spans over 25 years. Most recent positions included Global Director of Sales for a Canadian research microscope manufacturer and National Sales and Marketing manager for a large multi-national manufacturer of scientific analytical instrumentation.

Dr. Steve Li, M.D., M.Sci. (Pharm)

Manager of Laboratory Operations

steve.li@diteba.com

Dr. Steve Li worked in a leading CRO as a senior research chemist before joining Diteba Research Laboratories Inc. He has outstanding expertise in operating complex laboratory instrumentation and excellent skills in the training of junior research personnel. He has worked extensively in pharmaceutical method development, validation, transfer, stability support and cleaning validation. During his 20 years of research experience in the field of biomedical, clinical pharmacology and biotechnology, he has published over 35 papers and has received various awards.

Dr. Li obtained his M.D. and M.Sc. (Pharm) degrees in West China University of Medical Science, China, and completed his postdoctoral training at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, USA, and University of Toronto, Canada.