Theresa Matkovits

Dr. Theresa Matkovits has more than 20 years of experience as a leader in global drug development and commercialization, with extensive expertise in infectious disease. She currently serves as the Chief Development Officer at Matinas Biopharma where she serves as an Executive Leadership Team member, joining the company in October 2018. Dr. Matkovits is responsible for leading the Global Development efforts of the company’s development pipeline products, including their Infectious Disease products. Prior to this role, she was the Chief Operating Officer at ContraVir (Nasdaq: CTRV) now Hepion, where she led global development of the company’s clinical-stage antiviral portfolio. She also served as ContraVir's Executive Vice President, Head of Drug Development, where she was responsible for leading all global drug development functional areas for the company's infectious disease programs. Dr. Matkovits’ career also includes steering the clinical development and approval efforts for Natpara® at NPS Pharmaceuticals; serving as a Vice President and Innovation Leader at The Medicines Company (Nasdaq: MDCO), where she managed global development and commercialization efforts for the Company’s infectious disease franchise; and several leadership positions at Novartis in its U.S. Medical and Drug Regulatory Affairs and Global Development Divisions. Dr. Matkovits is a member of the Board of Directors for BioSurplus and Good Cap Pharmaceuticals, and previous director of Aradigm Corporation (Nasdaq: ARDM). Dr. Matkovits earned her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School.