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European Medical Solutions

Board/Management Information May 15, 2018

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Harry Welten, MBA

Kunzenbadstrasse 5, 4800 Zofingen, Switzerland Mobile phone: +41 79 750 1564 e-mail: [email protected]

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

  • More than ten years of life-science Board of Directors hands-on experience in startup companies as Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Chairman of the Finance & Audit Committee as well as the Nomination and Compensation Committee
  • 20+ years of comprehensive U.S. and European executive management experience in Biotech/Pharma and Banking
  • Past Chief Financial Officer of several SIX Swiss Exchange Main Segment listed biotech companies
  • Key player in one of the largest biotech IPO's in Europe as well as in numerous industry shaping deals such as M&A as well as spin-offs / raised more than CHF 320 mln through Venture Capital rounds/M&A/IPO/capital markets in Europe and the U.S.
  • Managed transition from a private equity financed business into a SIX Swiss Exchange main segment listed company including private and public fund raising as well as Merger & Acquisitions
  • Head of Corporate Functions: Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Corporate Finance, Corporate Communications, IT, Legal, Human Resources, Strategy

BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXPERIENCE

2017 to date Virometix AG, Schlieren / Switzerland; Novel Vaccines
Non-executive member of the board of directors
An ETH spin-off financed by business angels
2016 to date Kuros Biosciences AG, Schlieren / Switzerland; Orthobiologics
Non-executive member of the board of directors
Listed on the SIX Main Segment
2014 to date Kanyos Ltd., Boston / USA; developing antigen-specific immune tolerance
technology for two specific autoimmune indications, type-1 diabetes and celiac disease
A spin-off of Anokion financed by Novartis Ventures, Versant, Novo and Astellas
Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors, member of the Compensation
Committee and the Audit Committee
2014 to date Proteomedix AG, Schlieren / Switzerland; Prostate Cancer in-vitro test
An ETH spin-off financed by ultra-high net worth individuals
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Compensation
Committee and the Audit Committee
2011 to date BiognoSYS AG, Zurich / Switzerland; Proteomics
An ETH spin-off financed by Philip Morris, Syngenta Ventures, ZKB and high
net worth individuals
Chairman of the Board of Directors; Chairman of the Audit Committee
2011 to date Horizon Pharma AG, Reinach / Switzerland; Pharma
Formerly known as Nitec Pharma AG, now a sub-holding of the NASDAQ listed
pharma company Horizon Pharma Ltd.
Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors
2014 to 2017 Anokion SA, Lausanne / Switzerland; Immune Tolerance Technology
An EPFL spin-off financed by Novartis Ventures, Versant, Novo and Celgene
Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors, member of the Compensation
Committee and the Audit Committee
2008 to 2011 Synosia Therapeutics Holding AG, Basel / Switzerland and San Francisco / USA
Merged into Biotie, a listed Finnish biotech company, in 2011. Financed by Abingworth,
Versant, Novo, Investors AB, Aravis, UCB, etc.
Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Audit and
Compliance Committee, Member of the Compensation and Nomination Committee
2001 to 2009 Arpida AG, Basel/Switzerland (now known as Evolva Holding AG)
A pharmaceutical company listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange Main Segment
Secretary to the Board of Directors (until IPO; attending after IPO)
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Drafted agenda, organized and attended Board of Directors meetings as well as
  • shareholder meetings including the preparation of scripts and the obtainment of proxy support
  • Wrote Board minutes; drafted and reviewed corporate documentation such as Bylaws, Articles of Association, etc.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

06/2010 – 01/2018 Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Kuros Biosciences AG (formerly Cytos Biotechnology AG), Schlieren; A biotech company listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange Main Segment

  • Responsible for all aspects of Finance, M&A, Tax, IR, Legal, Human Resources, IT, Corporate Governance
  • Co-lead two major corporate and bond restructuring efforts to enable the company to remain a going concern
  • Raised more than CHF63 million from European and U.S. investors in the form of a rights offering, PIPE and convertible loan notes
  • Prepared secondary listing on Nasdaq: wrote several prospectuses
  • Acquired Kuros Biosurgery AG in order to reverse merge them into Cytos Biotechnology AG by which shareholders were able to sell shares for up to CHF 0.60 per share whereas the liquidation value would have been zero
  • Acquired Xpand Biotechnology BV to revitalize the asset base with a CE marked / 510k certified product ready for commercialisation
  • 01/2010 04/2010 Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Horizon Pharma AG (formerly Nitec Pharma AG) a sub-holding of the NASDAQ listed pharma company Horizon Pharma Ltd.
  • Successfully managed merger of equals with Horizon Pharma Ltd. to enable listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange
  • Responsible for all aspects of Finance, M&A, Tax, IR/PR, Legal, HR and IT
  • Head of the Merger team including management of investment banks, legal counsel, communications, re-design option plans, drafting of share exchange agreement, etc.

2001 to 12/2009 Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Arpida Ltd (now: Evolva Holding AG), Basel, Switzerland. A pharmaceutical company listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange Main Segment since May 2005

  • Raised more than CHF 85 mln venture capital from international private equity and investment funds, thereby increasing shareholder base twenty-fold prior to IPO
  • Lead IPO project team resulting in the listing of the company at the SIX Swiss Exchange Main Segment, raising more than CHF 97 mln (largest European biotech IPO in 2005, second largest biotech IPO worldwide)
  • Raised CHF 20 mln through a "PIPE" and CHF 52 mln through an accelerated bookbuilding follow-on offering
  • Built and headed Corporate Functions: Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Corporate Finance, Corporate Communications, IT, Legal, Human Resources
  • Spearheaded strategic projects such as the potential set up of research centers abroad, Mergers & Acquisitions and other possible strategic moves
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Successfully avoided bankruptcy by restructuring the company in the wake of a
major regulatory set-back (key pharma product was not approved by US and
European regulatory authorities)
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Spun-off and sold key asset for CHF 2 mln whereas the extractable value otherwise
would have been zero
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Acquired Evolva SA in order to reverse merge them into Arpida AG by which
shareholders were able to sell shares for up to CHF 7.50 per share whereas the
liquidation value would have been CHF 0.25 per share
1997 - 2001 Director, UBS AG (formerly UBS Warburg), New York, USA
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Cultivated 50 key corporate relationships; cross sold the bank's entire product base
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Consolidated and restructured a US\$5.1 bn lending portfolio in the wake of the
Union Bank of Switzerland / Swiss Bank Corporation merger while preserving the
client franchise despite drastically reduced head count (from 15 to 2)
1994 - 1996
1991 - 1994
1990
1986 - 1989
1984 - 1985
1981 - 1984
Assistant Vice President, UBS AG (formerly Union Bank of Switzerland), Zurich,
Assistant Treasurer, Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Officer, Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Junior Key Person, Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Commercial Employee, Daimler Chrysler, Schlieren, Switzerland
Commercial Apprentice, Micafil Ltd./ABB Inc., Zurich, Switzerland
EDUCATION
1999 - 2001 Masters of Business Administration – MBA
Columbia Business School, Columbia University, New York, USA
2 year Executive MBA Program while maintaining full employment
Graduated with Honors – Member of the Honors Society
1996 Graduate, UBS Group Corporate and Institutional Finance Program, New York, USA
Full-time corporate finance, modeling, financial statement and credit analysis program
Graduated 'excellent', ranked # 2 in the graduating class of 1996
1993 - 1996 Economist and Business Administrator KSZ
Zurich School of Management ('Betriebsökonom KSZ / Kaderschule Zürich')
2 ½ year program, 12 – 15 class hours weekly while maintaining full-time employment
Ranked # 5 in the graduating class of 1996
1990 - 1993 Masters of Banking, Economics & Finance
KV Zurich Business School ('Eidg. Dipl. Bankfachmann' / KV Zürich)
3 year program, 9 – 12 hours class hours weekly while maintaining full-time employment
1990 - 1990 Advanced Language Certificates
The London School of English, London, UK
University of Oxford diplomas: ARELS Higher, Oxford Higher
University of Cambridge diplomas: Certificate of Proficiency
1985 – 1990 First Lieutenant
Swiss Army, Mountain Rangers / Airport Task Force Regiment
Various military academies and field assignments, totaling more than 2 ½ years of
military service
1981 - 1984 Bachelor of Commerce
KV Zurich Business School ('Eidgenössisches Fähigkeitszeugnis für kfm. Angestellte')
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