Michal Fresser

Part of Istrokapital SE, AXON Neuroscience SE is a Cypriot clinical stage biotech company that specializes in peptide-based vaccines for treating fatal human diseases. The company is based in Larnaca, Cyprus. AXON Neuroscience has the single biggest team in the world dedicated exclusively to tau research in relation to treating Alzheimer's disease, with over 60 scientists and 15 senior scientific leaders. The company's lead vaccine, AADvac1, is the most clinically-advanced tau therapy in development for treating and preventing Alzheimer's disease. AXON Neuroscience has extensive knowledge in producing safe and immunogenic vaccines and well-established scalable technology, which allowed it to move quickly in creating its novel peptide vaccine against COVID-19. The company was founded in 1999 by Michal Novak. Michal Fresser has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

AXON HOLDING SE engages in holding of investments and provision of financing services to related companies. The company was founded on October 23, 2014 and is headquartered in Larnaca, Cyprus.