Unlocking Precision in Mental Health

Circular Genomics is a precision medicine company that leverages cutting-edge technology and proprietary data to uncover insights for better health outcomes. Our focus is on discovering and developing circular RNA biomarkers, which are being developed to diagnose, monitor, and treat neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Through the use of precision medicine, our team of globally recognized neuroscientists and psychiatrists are striving to create a better understanding of mental health and neurology. We are committed to improving patient outcomes using our innovative technologies and data-driven approach.

Team

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Paul Sargeant PhD

President & Chief Executive Officer

Member of Board of Directors

Paul Sargeant is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Circular Genomics. He has a 25 year global career having worked in US, Europe and Asia with Fortune 100 and venture-backed startups at the intersection between science & technology and its productization, approval, launch, commercialization through to exits. He has a PhD in Physiology from Queens’ College Cambridge, UK.

Nikolaos Mellios MD PhD

VP Research & Chief Scientific Officer

Co-Founder

Member of Board of Directors

Nikolaos Mellios is an Associate Professor with tenure in the University of New Mexico Department of Neurosciences, where he is leading research on the role of circular RNAs in the control of molecular networks related to psychiatric and neurological disorders. Dr. Mellios was previously a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working on pioneering RNA neuroscience research.

Alexander Hafez MBA PhD

Director Operations & Corp. Development

Co-Founder

Member of Board of Directors

Alexander Hafez is the Director of Operations & Corporate Development of Circular Genomics. As an an entrepreneurial innovator and scientist, he brings over a decade of experience leading the commercialization of life science discoveries. He holds an MBA and PhD in Biomedical Science from the University of New Mexico

Kosmas Karadimitriou PhD

Advisor & Data Science Expert

Co-Founder

Kosmas Karadimitriou is a Data Science expert and one of the early pioneers (since 1999) in the use of Machine Learning and Data Science to solve real-world problems, with 10 issued patents. His 25-year career spans R&D and leadership positions not only in research institutions such as NASA and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, but also key roles in successful startups such as ZoomInfo and KAYAK.