Catherine Isted was appointed Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Executive Management of Santhera on February 24, 2025. She joined Santhera with a broad experience in corporate and operational finance in the Biotech industry and Investment Banking. Most recently, she served as CFO at BenevolentAI (Euronext Amsterdam: BAI), an AI-driven drug discovery company, where she oversaw financial operations, investor relations, and corporate strategy. Prior to that, she was CEO and CFO of ReNeuron Group plc (AIM: RENE), a UK-based biotech company focused on stem cell-derived exosome technologies. Catherine also held the role of Head of Corporate Development and Investor Relations at Oxford Biomedica plc (LSE: OXB), a leading gene and cell therapy company, during a period of significant growth, working on corporate strategy, strategic transactions and internationalizing the shareholder base. Earlier in her career, Catherine spent over 15 years in healthcare investment banking, holding senior roles at Morgan Stanley, ABN AMRO, Nomura, and Peel Hunt, where she advised life sciences companies on IPOs, financings, and investor strategy, working with leading healthcare investors from across the US, EU and UK. She began her career as a bench scientist at Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) before transitioning into finance.

Catherine holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Leicester and is a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA).