Mr Udell is a commercial leader with demonstrated success taking biotech companies from the clinic through market planning, commercial readiness and full commercial integration. Prior to joining Actinogen in 2024 Mr Udell was President, North America at Calliditas Therapeutics -beginning as the sole US employee and taking this small Swedish biotech through phase 3, market readiness and a successful US company and product launch for a rare disease (the company was acquired by Asahi Kasei Corporation in 2024). Prior to this experience, he was Vice President Commercial for North America for Neuroderm prior to it being acquired by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma. In addition to rare disease, he has experience working in the depression, Parkinson’s Disease, and other large CNS markets.