Team

Dr. Christoph Ganss

Physician, CEO and founder

Dr. med. Christoph Ganss, dedicated doctor and entrepreneur, has many years’ experience in surgical techniques. He acquired in-depth knowledge and state-of-the-art medical and scientific skills both at home and abroad.

Born into a family of business owners, Dr. Ganss was fascinated by the interplay between science and business from the outset. In 2003, he set up TICEBA (now RHEACELL) - the world's first tissue bank for skin stem cells and now a leading biopharmaceutical company - at the Heidelberg Technology Park.

I am fascinated by what we and the entire RHEACELL team have achieved together in such a short space of time: from in-depth research through to clinical trials focusing on drug development.
Dr. Christoph Ganss
Physician, CEO and founder

Management

Dr. Christoph Ganss

CEO, Partner, MD

Dr. Jasmina Esterlechner

Chief Operating Officer (COO) & Qualified Person

Andreas Sticher

Director Finance & Supply Chain Management

Dr. Seda Ballikaya

Head of Manufacturing

Dr. Simone Bonnet

Head of Quality Assurance & Deputy Qualified Person

Dr. Stefan Hägele

Head of Quality Control

Jan Lammers

Head of Regulatory Affairs

Kin Ying Chan

Head of International Business

Daniela Weis

Head of Marketing

CMC Manufacturing

Clinical Trial Management

International Business

Marketing

Advisory Board

Prof. Markus Frank, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Dermatology; Harvard Medical School; Co-Leader, Harvard Stem Cell Institute Skin Program

Prof. John McGrath

Academic Head of Department, St John's Institute of Dermatology; Mary Dunhill Chair in Cutaneous Medicine

Prof. Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek, MD, PhD

Medical Director, Department for Dermatology and Allergic Diseases, Ulm University Medical Center

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