Founder of Civitas Therapeutics, Inc., Richard P. Batycky presently is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Nocion Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. Batycky is also on the board of Pulmatrix Operating Co., Inc. and Pulmatrix, Inc.

He previously was Chief Technology Officer at Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. and Chief Scientific Officer at Civitas Therapeutics, Inc. (a subsidiary of Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.), Vice President-Research & Development for Alkermes, Inc. and Principal at Advanced Inhalation Research, Inc.

He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Calgary and a doctorate and a graduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.