About Us

Mission

Reducing the risk of cervical cancer by providing access worldwide to patient-controlled screening

Peter Gombrich

Founder, Executive Chairman

Thomas Umbel

Director

Adam Henry

Director

Scott Christensen

Director

Peter Gombrich

Founder,Executive Chairman

Jovelle Fernandez

MD,PhD:President and CEO

Thomas Umbel

Director

Adam Henry

Director

Scott Christensen

Director

Jovelle Fernandez

MD, PhD, President and CEO

Dr. Fernandez is a board-certified Obstetrician & Gynecologist with subspecialty in Oncology, and expertise in HPV and cervical cancer. She is an award-winning executive and best-selling author with over 3 decades of experience in healthcare, academia, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. She has co-authored more than 60 scientific publications including topics involving women's health notably HPV vaccines, and cervical cancer screening. She had achieved sales above forecasts involving various products while leading teams at global, regional, and national levels at major pharma companies, GSK and Takeda. Dr. Fernandez is also the co-founder of several oncology therapeutic companies, where she helped secure funding for clinical trials and accelerate cancer drug access in low- and middle-income countries. She is a visiting professor at Kobe University Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation where she earned her PhD and completed post-doctoral studies in molecular biology. She obtained her Doctor of Medicine at Saint Lous University, Philippines. She is an alum of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business and the University of Oxford Said Business School. She also obtained Executive Education Certifications from Harvard School of Medicine, INSEAD, Rotterdam School of Management, and National University Singapore.

Thomas Umbel – Director

Tom Umbel has been the President and CEO of Seno Medical since January of 2016. Tom led the Business Development efforts at Hologic, the largest dedicated Women's Health company in the U.S. Tom's role in managing mergers and acquisitions helped grow Hologic from a small single-product company with $100 million in revenue to a large, diversified company with more than $2.5 billion during his 15 years. Among his Hologic accomplishments, he led the acquisition of Cytyc ($6.6 billion) and GenProbe. Prior to Hologic, Tom was President of Direct Radiography Corp. (DRC). He led the development and commercialization of the digital x-ray detector technology, which he ultimately sold to Hologic in 1999. This core market-leading digital mammography system is their engine to significant growth. Tom continues to serve on many medical device and diagnostic company boards. Tom holds a BS Science degree in chemical engineering from Grove City College.

Adam Henry – Director

Adam is a Senior Diagnostics Corporate Development Executive Adam brings over 27 years of
biotechnology industry experience, currently serving as the Head of Strategy, Marketing, and
Business Development at Truvian Health since June 2024 and as a board director for
OncoGenesis since 2022. Prior to Truvian, Adam was Senior Vice President of Corporate
Development at Proof Diagnostics, co leading the effort to successfully sell the company to
Ginkgo Bioworks in August 2023. Adam’s career functional responsibilities have ranged in
scope from corporate strategy, business development (M&A) and marketing, specifically within
the diagnostics arena over the past 15 years, to product development and operations as a
product design engineer earlier in his career at Invitrogen (now part of ThermoFisher Scientific)
and Dura Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Elan Pharmaceuticals). Prior to joining Proof Dx in May
2022, Adam served as Head of Strategy and Business Development at Roche subsidiary
GenMark Dx. Before that, he held senior management roles at Siemens Healthineers, Hologic,
and Gen Probe (acquired by Hologic) in strategy, business development and upstream
marketing. During his tenure, Gen Probe launched several highly innovative products including
the PANTHER® molecular diagnostic system and the APTIMA® HPV screening assay, and the
company’s value doubled, creating nearly $2 billion in value for shareholders, culminating in a
successful sale of the business to Hologic in 2012 for $3.7 billion. In total, Adam has facilitated
nearly $6 billion in molecular diagnostics transactions since 2009. Adam holds an MBA from the
UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Nevada.

Scott Christensen: Director

Scott brings more than 40 years of medical device and diagnostics industry experience to OncoGenesis. He has served in various senior management positions within OncoGenesis and is a member of the Board of Directors. Scott's in-depth knowledge includes positions at Johnson & Johnson, 3M Healthcare, and Medtronic. Scott served as CEO of Bentec Medical, leading to a successful exit to strategic buyers. Scott also served as CEO of start-up Dynatherm Medical bringing the Company from concept to market to successful acquisition by Care Fusion. As President of Oridion Medical, he built market presence and revenues, leading to a successful IPO in Europe. Scott holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of California – Davis and an MBA from the University of California – Irvine.
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