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Frederic Guerard

President and Chief Executive Officer, director at Qlaris Bio. Also a director at Spiral Therapeutics and Lenz Therapeutics.

ExecutiveDirectorPublic companyRoles at 3 startups
Updated Nov 10, 2026·Latest SEC filing Aug 21, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Frederic Guerard

Frederic Guerard is a president and chief executive officer, director at Qlaris Bio.

Form D filings also name Frederic Guerard as a director at Spiral Therapeutics and Lenz Therapeutics.

Frederic Guerard reports to the SEC as a director or officer of 2 public companies: CalciMedica (CALC) and LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ).

Frederic Guerard first appears on SEC filings in 2020.

Experience

This experience comes from Frederic Guerard's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Frederic Guerard in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Qlaris Bio, Inc. Current
President and Chief Executive Officer, director
2026 – Present · Dedham, MA
Develops glaucoma treatments for patients with the eye disease.
Spiral Therapeutics Inc Current
Non-Executive Director
2023 – Present · South San Francisco, CA
Develops drug treatments for people with inner ear disorders.
Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. Current
Non-Executive Director
2021 – Present · Public company (LENZ)
CalciMedica, Inc. Current
Chief Executive Officer and director
Non-Executive Director (2023 – Present)
2020 – Present · Public company (CALC)
Opthea
Chief Executive Officer
2023 – 2025
Graybug Vision, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
2019 – 2023
Novartis
Worldwide Business Franchise head Ophthalmology (2004 – 2019)
Head of Export Business Unit (1999 – 2004)
1999 – 2019
Alcon, a Novartis company
Global Franchise Head Pharmaceuticals
2015 – 2016
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
Board Member
2013 – 2015
Medicines Australia
Board Member
2009 – 2012
Servier
Product Manager
1997 – 1999

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Frederic Guerard works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Qlaris Bio, Inc. · Form D, Jun 17, 2026
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Barbara Wirostko
Executive officer
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Wende Hutton
Director
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Ronald Hunt
Director
Spiral Therapeutics Inc · Form D, Apr 16, 2026
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Eugene De Juan
Eugene De Juan
Executive Chairman
Anthony Adamis
Anthony Adamis
Independent and director
Jean-Frederic Paulsen
Jean-Frederic Paulsen
Ferring Ventures SA and director
Hugo Peris
Hugo Peris
Founder & CEO, director
Diamantis Xylas
Diamantis Xylas
Catalio Capital and director
Angela Macfarlane
Angela Macfarlane
Independent and director
Lenz Therapeutics, Inc. · Form D, Mar 10, 2023
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Evert Schimmelpennink
President & CEO, director
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Clare Ozawa
Director
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Sources

  1. SECQlaris Bio, Inc. Form D, filed Jun 17, 2026
  2. SECSpiral Therapeutics Inc Form D, filed Apr 16, 2026
  3. SECLenz Therapeutics, Inc. Form D, filed Mar 10, 2023
  4. SECForms 3, 4 and 5 filed by Frederic Guerard (SEC filer 1825009)