Kelly Huang, PhD
COO

serves as our Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Huang brings over 25 years of experience leading global businesses in life sciences and consumer healthcare. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of Cardea Bio developing novel, multi-omics biosensors and a Managing Director with Spindletop. His prior roles include Head of the Nutri-Therapeutic Division and Chief Operating Officer of L-Nutra, Inc., a leading nutri-tech company; President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the board of directors, and for Obalon Therapeutics (NASDAQ: OBLN) focusing on obesity medicine

and General Manager of Nestle Skin Health’s Galderma LP aesthetics business, providing commercial leadership for iconic brands including Restylane, Dysport, and Sculptra. Previously, Dr. Huang also served as President of the Urology Device and Services business at HealthTronics. Prior to HealthTronics, Dr. Huang spent 16 years with Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), including as Vice President of Research & Development and corporate officer of Neutrogena Corporation and as Vice President with Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation.

From April 2015 through September 2017, Dr. Huang served as the General Manager of Nestle Skin Health’s Galderma LP aesthetics business. From September 2017 to January 2019, Dr. Huang Served as head of Chief Operating Officer for Obalon Therapeutics. From January 2019 through May 2019, Dr. Huang served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the board of directors of Obalon Therapeutics. From January 2020 through September 2020, Dr. Huang served as Chief Operating Officer of L-Nutra, Inc. From October 2020 through May 2021, Dr. Huang served as Head of the Nutri-Therapeutic Division of L-Nutra, Inc. Dr. Huang earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a M.S. and PhD. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University. He is a Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors and currently serves on the boards of Sanova Dermatology, the Princeton Innovation Accelerator (USA Hub of Commonwealth Center for Digital Health), and on the editorial board of American Drug and Health Benefits.