Dr. Michael A. Panzara

Michael A. Panzara, M.D., M.P.H., joined Immunic Therapeutics as Chief Medical Officer in April 2026, with over 25 years of biopharmaceutical experience focused on developing therapies for neurological disorders.

Dr. Panzara most recently served as Chief Medical Officer of Neurvati Neurosciences, Inc., where he built a Development Organization to support the creation of sub-companies focused on advancing therapeutic candidates in neurological and psychiatric disorders. This included serving as Chief Medical Officer of Neurvati’s first sub-company, GRIN Therapeutics, overseeing development of radiprodil, a negative allosteric modulator targeting the NMDA receptor as a potential treatment for rare genetically defined neurodevelopmental disorders. Prior to Neurvati, Dr. Panzara served as Chief Medical Officer and Head of Therapeutics Discovery and Development at Wave Life Sciences Ltd., after initially joining the company as Franchise Lead, Neurology, where he oversaw Wave’s therapeutic research and development portfolio with a focus on genetically-defined neurological diseases. Earlier, he served as the Head of the Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology and Ophthalmology Therapeutic Area for Global Development at Sanofi Genzyme, where he oversaw global regulatory approvals of the multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs LEMTRADA® (alemtuzumab) and AUBAGIO® (teriflunomide) and was responsible for development strategy and oversight within these therapeutic areas. He had originally joined Genzyme as Group Vice President, Multiple Sclerosis and Immune Diseases, overseeing the development of MS and other inflammatory disease therapies. Prior to joining Sanofi Genzyme, Dr. Panzara was Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Neurology at Biogen. During his time there, he served as the global clinical lead for the development of TYSABRI® (natalizumab) for MS, overseeing its clinical program and global approvals, and managed clinical development activities for all late-stage MS products, including AVONEX® (interferon beta-1a), PLEGRIDY® (PEG-interferon beta-1a), and TECFIDERA® (dimethyl fumarate).

He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of LeonaBio, Inc. and Cadenza Bio, Inc.

Dr. Panzara received his undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed his neurology training at Massachusetts General Hospital and conducted postdoctoral training in immunology and rheumatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He also holds a Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health.