about us

Our story

Ziphius Vaccines is named after the rare dolphin Ziphius cavirostris. This dolphin is most known for undertaking the deepest and longest dives recorded.

Ziphius Vaccines is a biopharmaceutical company, dedicated to develop saRNA vaccines and therapeutics. Ziphius focuses on both vaccines for infectious diseases and gene supplementation therapies for rare genetic disorders.

Since our founding in 2019, Ziphius has worked to develop and validate its self-amplifying RNA and LNP platforms. Currently, these platforms are being used to rapidly expand our pipeline and move forward multiple preclinical development programs towards the clinic.

Our mission 

Our mission is to reduce the global impact of infectious and rare genetic diseases through the innovative application of self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) in our Platform Technology. 

Our values

Caring, positivity, growth, integrity, unity and passion

Executive Committee

Chris Cardon

Chris Cardon

on behalf of Bellevue NV
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Founder

Johan Van Hoof

on behalf of Van Hoof Biotech and Business Services BV
Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA)
Leonie wyffels

Leonie wyffels

on behalf of LIEASK BV
R&D Director
Tom Almey

Tom Almey

on behalf of Almey-De Groote BV
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Olivier Lemaire

Olivier Lemaire

on behalf of OLEM srl
General Counsel - Compliance Officer

Birgit Verbeure

on behalf of Alcedo IP BV
Patent Attorney
Mathieu Ghadanfar

Mathieu Ghadanfar, MD, FESC, FAHA

on behalf of M-Ghadanfar Consulting (Life sciences)
Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

Hendrik Thys

on behalf of MaRa BV
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Board of directors

Chris Cardon

Chris Cardon

on behalf of Bellevue NV
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Founder

Annie Vereecken

on behalf of Heran BV
Non-Executive Director

Griet Nuytinck

Non-Executive Director

Johan Van Hoof

on behalf of Van Hoof Biotech and Business Services BV
Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA)
Olivier Lemaire

Olivier Lemaire

on behalf of OLEM srl
General Counsel - Compliance Officer