About Us

Medchemfarma is a Spanish biotech company founded in 2022 by a group of successful entrepreneurs with over 30 years of experience in the discovery and development of novel drugs.

Mission:

The discovery of potent and selective novel drugs for the treatment of respiratory disorders with high unmet medical need.

Leading scientists

Jose Antonio Ortega. PhD

Chief Scientific Officer

Jose Antonio holds a degree in Chemistry and a PhD in organic chemistry from the university of Barcelona with a postgraduate stage at “Istituto Italiano di tecnologia”, Italy.

He has 15 years experience in the field of Medicinal chemistry. He started his career in Drug discovery at “Parc científic de Barcelona” in the mixt unit PCB-Lilly in 2006. From 2012 he was research leader, discovering potent and new molecules related to the cancer treatment.

He joined Medchemfarma in 2023.