Curonz Directors

Inventor of NRPs in Germany and has worked for over 20 years on them
Project leader at Neuren Pharmaceuticals in developing these compounds
Expert in Cellular Neuroscience
16 years of experience in developing biotechnology drugs in Germany and New Zealand
Formerly Principal Scientist / Team Leader of Gene Discovery and Invitro Systems at Neuren Pharmaceuticals for 7 years
Formerly Head of Neuroscience – Liggins Institute
Member of Society of Neuroscience
Dr Sieg has 17 peer reviewed journal publications, 1 book chapter and 15 patents in his name

Jane has been CuroNZ’s patent lawyer for the last 10 years
She is a principal of Southern Cross Intellectual Property Ltd
Jane is a registered Trans-Tasman patent attorney and a practicing lawyer with a PhD in organic chemistry
Jane has extensive experience in intellectual property matters and an impressive list of clients including a number of major biotechnology, functional food, process chemistry, medical device and pharmaceutical companies
In 2007 she was appointed Senior Director of Intellectual Property and Contracts at Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation in Boston, USA, where she helped build the company’s intellectual property around a new chemical entity that went through to phase 3 clinical trials, a listing on the NASDAQ

Kevin has been our CLO for the past 6 years
He is experienced commercial and civil litigator and a barrister since the formation of Port Nicholson Chambers in 2009
He has several biotech clients and he brings a pragmatic approach to all things legal
He is a key advisor to CuroNZ’s executive team as well as being a recently appointed director
Member of the New Zealand Law Society
Member of the NZ Bar Association

Neisha was the original seed investor in 2009 and since then she has had the role of COO at CuroNZ
She established the CuroNZ companies in NZ, US and Australia as well as put the necessary management structures in to support the scientific work
Widespread hands-on experience in operational management, psychological consulting, business consulting and human resources
Neisha has also set up and run her own company Niche Consulting, an HR specialist firm for the past 16 years
As part of the executive team, she brings managment and HR experience to CuroNZ
Registered Psychologist since 1998
Member of the New Zealand Psychological Society Inc
Member of the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology (SIOP)
Member of the American Psychological Association