Our Team

Charles de Taisne
CEO
Charles earned his PhD in microbiology from University of Paris VI follower by a postdoctoral training at the Pasteur Institute. He got an MBA at School of Management of Lyon. He worked for more that three decades at Sanofi Pasteur (originally Institut Merieux acquired by Rhône Poulenc and later by Sanofi) holding varions positions in vaccine R&D, Corporate Development and Public Affairs.

Marie Tautou
Study Director
Marie obtained her PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Lille, for her work on characterizing and evaluating the efficacy of small anti-Alzheimer molecules in mouse models. During her PhD, she acquired a solid experience in experimentation on rodents and small molecules, and she validated her Level I for Animal Experimentation. Marie joined Antineo in June 2022 and is in charge of establishing the study designs with the clients, of transmitting the client’s requests and needs to the operational team, and redacting the Study Reports. She also manages the Business Development Department.

Doriane Mathé
Study Manager
Doriane began her studies at the Catholic University of Lyon where she obtained her diploma in 2010 as a technician in Biochemistry and Biology. During this three-year training, she performed a one-year internship at Dendritics, Lyon, France, a private company developing antibodies. She completed her training by a Level II for Animal Experimentation as well as in surgical procedures. Doriane joined the CRCL team Anticancer Antibodies, directed by Pr Charles Dumontet in 2010 as Assistant Engineer. Doriane has joined Antineo in 2015 and is one of the founding employees of Antineo.
Doriane is in charge of the planification and realization of the experiments for our clients, as well as for Antineo’s internal R&D projects. She is the referent for in vitro experimentations and for liposomal formulations

Pierre-Antoine Choffour
Junior Study Manager
Pierre-Antoine obtained his diploma of Brevet de Technicien Supérieur in 2016 at the University of Clermont-Ferrand, with a specialization in Biotechnologies. He then completed his training by a professionalizing course in Molecular and Cellular Studies for bioactive molecules at the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France. During this straining, Pierre-Antoine acquired a solid experience in experimentation on rodents and obtained his Level II authorization. He then worked for Strand Cosmetics Europe as a technician for Quality Control and for the Laboratoire Vétérinaire du Rhône as Assistant Engineer for sero-immunology analysis on cattle.
Pierre-Antoine integrated Antineo in June 2018 as an operational support for the Study Managers. He was promoted to the position of Junior Study Manager in April 2019.

Charles Dumontet
Scientific Consultant
Charles is an M.D. Ph.D. with specializations in internal medicine, oncology and haematology. After a 2 year post-doctoral fellowship in Stanford Medical School he created his research team and is now Principal Investigator. of the Anticancer Antibody team at the CRCL, Lyon. He has performed animal experimentation for over 20 years and conducted a variety of translational research projects as well as drug development trials in haematology and solid tumours. He also teaches haematology for medical students and coordinates a master’s program in cancer research at the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1. He is deputy director of the Cancer Research Centre of Lyon, of the translational research programme LYRIC (coordinator Pr Jean Yves Blay) and of the Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire DIPOHL (Pr Gilles Salles, HCL). He is the chair of the Hospices Civils de Lyon Research Council.
Thanks to his clinical and preclinical expertise, Charles advises Antineo customers for their preclinical and clinical development program.

Jade Ruard
Study Assistant
Jade studied biology for 3 years during her DUT at IUT Lyon 1 followed by a Professional license in biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology at University Claude Bernard. She previously worked in the oncology field with two projects involving prostate cancer and immunotherapies against leukemia.
Before joining Antineo in September 2022 as a Study Assistant, she worked during one year on the development of biotechnology to treat diabetes at ADOCIA.

Mélina Gauthier
Study Assistant
Mélina earned her degree in bioengineering at the University of Lyon in 2021, with a specialization in biological and biochemical analyses. This two-year training included the undergoing of the Level II for Animal Experimentation course, as well as an introduction to surgical procedures.
Mélina joined Antineo in November 2021 as an operational support for the Study Managers.