Ed Johnson – CEO

Mr. Johnson is a seasoned biotech executive and company builder with a track record of leading organizations at the intersection of science, regulation, and commercialization. He has served in multiple C-suite roles—including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer—guiding companies from early development through global market engagement.

In 2020, Mr. Johnson founded and led iOneBioUSA Molecular COVID-19 Technologies, where he worked directly with FDA research and regulatory frameworks while coordinating multinational collaborations with medical laboratories, hospitals, and researchers across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. His leadership focused on speed, scientific rigor, and scalable execution during a period of unprecedented global demand.

Previously, Mr. Johnson held leadership roles at Bristol Myers Squibb, contributing to the launch of five branded pharmaceutical products across multiple therapeutic areas. Over the past decade, he has advised numerous life sciences, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies on commercialization strategy, corporate development, and investor positioning. Most recently, he served as an independent director of a publicly traded SPAC, helping complete the successful acquisition of a next-generation medical device company—demonstrating his ability to drive value creation in both private and public market environments.

James Veltmeyer, M.D., – Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Veltmeyer is a board-certified family physician in La Mesa, California. A graduate of UC San Diego and the Ross University School of Medicine, he completed his residency through the UC San Francisco system where he became Chief of Family Medicine Residency, overseeing 36 doctors.

Dr. Veltmeyer, a member of the San Diego Critical Care Medical Group, has been elected for four years (2012, 2014, 2016, and 2017) by his colleagues in the San Diego County Medical Society as a “Physician of Exceptional Excellence,” the most prestigious honor awarded to a “Top Doctor” in San Diego County. He is among a select group of San Diego physicians who was chosen four of the last fifteen years and he consistently ranks in the top 1% to 2% for patient satisfaction. He is currently the Chief of the Department of Family Medicine at Sharp Grossmont Hospital where he provides senior leadership to over 200 doctors.

Feng Lin, MD, Ph.D., – Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Lin has a stellar track record of drug development in the area of immunology and immuno-oncology having worked with the public company Inovio Pharmaceuticals, where he developed technologies for gene delivery and therapeutic DNA vaccines against cancer and infectious diseases in both R&D and clinical settings. Subsequently, Dr. Lin served as Director of Chinese Operations for MediStem Inc, which was acquired by Intrexon in May 2014. It was the rapid clinical translation model developed by Dr. Lin at MediStem that resulted in the company’s accelerated FDA clearance to begin clinical trials, which resulted in the sale of the company. Dr. Lin also serves as Chief Scientific Officer of Therapeutic Solutions International, Inc.

Dr. Lin received his postdoctoral training at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and his MD and Ph.D. at the Xiangya Medical School of Central South University, China. He has authored over 20 peer-reviewed scientific publications, including several in top journals such as Science, Cell, and Cancer Cell. He holds several patents.