Corporate Governance
Dr Steve Slilaty
Sunshine Biopharma is the third biotechnology company Dr. Slilaty founded. The first, Quantum Biotechnologies Inc. later known as Qbiogene Inc., was founded in 1991 and is now a member of a family of companies owned by MP Biomedicals, one of the largest international suppliers of biotechnology reagents. The second, , Genomics One Corporation, conducted an initial public offering in 1999 and on the basis of its ownership of Dr. Slilaty’s patented TrueBlue® Technology, Genomics One became one of the key participants in the Human Genome Project and reached a market capitalization of $1 billion in 2000.
Formerly, Dr. Slilaty was a research team leader at the Biotechnology Research Institute (Montreal), a division of the National Research Council of Canada. Dr. Slilaty is one of the pioneers of Gene Therapy. He developed the first gene delivery system applicable to humans in 1983. Dr. Slilaty's other distinguished scientific accomplishments included the discovery of a new class of enzymes, the S24 Family of Proteases (IUBMB Enzyme: EC 3.4.21.88). In addition, Dr. Slilaty developed the first site-directed mutagenesis system applicable to double-stranded DNA, cloned the gene for the first yeast-lytic enzyme, developed a new molecular strategy for increasing the rate of enzyme reactions, and constructed a powerful new cloning system for genomic sequencing. Most recently, Dr. Slilaty, in collaboration with Institut National des Sciences Appliquée (France), State University of New York at Binghamton (USA) and École Polytechnique, Université de Montréal (Canada), designed and patented Sunshine Biopharma’s anticancer compound, Adva-27a, a small molecule capable of destroying multidrug resistant cancer cells. These and other works of Dr. Slilaty are cited in research papers, editorials, review articles and textbooks.
Dr. Slilaty is the author of 18 original research papers and 12 patents (10 issued and 2 pending). These and other works are cited in research papers, editorials, review articles and textbooks.
Dr. Slilaty received his Ph.D. degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Arizona in 1983 and Bachelor of Science degree in Genetics and Biochemistry from Cornell University in 1976. Dr. Slilaty has received research grants from the NIH and NSF. He is the recipient of the 1981 University of Arizona Foundation award for Meritorious Performance in Teaching.
Mr. Camille Sebaaly, Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Abderrazzak Merzouki
Dr. Merzouki was appointed as a director and our chief operating officer in February 2016. In addition to his positions
with our Company since January 2016 he has been self-employed as a consultant in the fields of biotechnology and pharmacology.
From July 2007 through December 2016, Dr. Merzouki worked at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Department of
Chemical Engineering at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, where he taught and acted as a senior scientist involved in the research
and development of plasmid and siRNA-based therapies.
Dr. Merzouki is a molecular biologist and an immunologist with extensive experience in the area of gene therapy where he performed several preclinical studies for pharmaceutical companies involving the use of adenoviral vectors for cancer therapy and plasmid vectors for the treatment of peripheral arterial occlusions.
Dr. Merzouki also has extensive expertise in the design of expression vectors, and production and purification of recombinant proteins. He developed technologies for production of biogeneric therapeutic proteins for the treatment of various diseases including cancer, diabetes, hepatitis and multiple sclerosis.
Dr. Merzouki obtained his Ph.D. in Virology and Immunology from Institut Armand-Frappier in Quebec and received his post-doctoral training at the University of British Columbia and the BC Center for Excellence in HIV/AIDS research.
Dr. Merzouki has over 30 publications and 70 communications in various, highly respected scientific journals in the field of cellular and molecular biology. Dr. Merzouki’s scientific knowledge and experience qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.
Dr. Rabi Kiderchah
Dr. Rabi Kiderchah has served as a director of the Company since October 2021. Dr. Kiderchah is a licensed physician in Canada.
From 2000 until August 2021, he was working at Argenteuil Hospital, Lachute, Quebec, Canada, as an emergency room physician. He has also worked as what is referred to in Canada as a “medecins depanneurs”, working in rural areas where there are not enough ER doctors.
Since August 2011 he has worked at Rabi Kiderchah Medecin Inc. as a freelance physician in the Quebec, Canada area. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1994 and an MD degree in 1998 from the University of Montreal.
Dr. Kiderchah’s medical and scientific knowledge and experience qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.
Mr. David Natan
Mr. David Natan has served as a director of the Company since February 2022. In addition, since 2007 Mr. Natan has served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Natan & Associates, LLC, a consulting firm offering chief financial officer services to public
and private companies in a variety of industries.
From February 2010 to May 2020, Mr. Natan served as Chief Executive Officer of ForceField Energy, Inc. (OTCMKTS: FNRG), a company focused on the solar industry and LED lighting products. From February 2002 to November 2007, Mr. Natan served as Executive Vice President of Reporting and Chief Financial Officer of PharmaNet Development Group, Inc., a drug development services company, and, from June 1995 to February 2002, as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Global Technovations, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of oil analysis instruments and speakers and speaker components. Prior to that, Mr. Natan served in various roles of increasing responsibility with Deloitte & Touche LLP, a global consulting firm.
Mr. Natan currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of Global Diversified Marketing Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS: GDMK), a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of food and snack products, since February 2021 and serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of Sunshine Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBFM),
a pharmaceutical and nutritional supplement company, since February 2022. Additionally in December 2022, Mr. Natan was appointed to the board of Directors and Audit Committee Chair of Vivakor Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVK)
Previously, Mr. Natan served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of ForceField Energy, Inc., from April 2015 to May 2020, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Global Technovations, Inc., from December 1999 to December 2001. Mr. Natan holds a B.A. in Economics from Boston University. Mr.
Natan’s experience as business executive and as a director of public companies qualify him to serve on our board of directors.
Dr. Andrew M. Keller
Dr. Andrew M. Keller has served as a director of the Company since February 10, 2022. From 2016 through November 2019, Dr.
Keller was the Chief Medical Officer at the Western Connecticut Medical Group, Bethel CT, a multispecialty organization. He was employed by this group beginning in 1989, and in 2003 became Chief – Section of Cardiovascular Diseases. In 2014 he was appointed Chief Medical Informatics Officer.
Previously, Dr. Keller was an Assistant Professor of Medicine/Radiology at Columbia University, The College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, NY. Dr. Keller retired as a practicing physician in 2019 and in 2020, became a full time student at Quinnipiac University College of Law, where he is currently in his third year.
Dr. Keller received a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1979 from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics, Magna Cum Laude from Ithaca College in 1975.
Dr. Keller’s medical and scientific knowledge and experience qualify him to serve on our board of directors.