Meet Mobius Care

Mobius is a Cleveland Clinic (CC) spin-off company incorporated in OH and DE, seed-funded in Dec 2022. Mobius was founded by Dr. Thaddeus Stappenbeck (Anatomic Pathologist; Chair of Inflammation and Immunity at CC) – a clinical leader in IBD research at the forefront of cutting-edge personalized innovations.

Our Mission

To divert the focus of the current standard of care for IBD patients from symptomatic treatments to early diagnostic and therapeutic that target core mechanisms that are involved in the root cause of IBD.

Leadership Team

Dr. Thaddeus Stappenbeck
Dr. Thaddeus StappenbeckChair of Inflammation and Immunity
MOBIUS CO-FOUNDER

Anatomic Pathologist; Lab and Patient -based Integrative Discovery Science and IBD Research

Erez Podoly, PhD
Erez Podoly, PhDTherapeutic and Diagnostic Investments, CCV
MOBIUS INTERIM CEO AND PRESIDENT

Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Investor
Biochemistry, Structural Biology, and Chemistry

Juliana Woda, PhD
Juliana Woda, PhDSenior Director and Domain Lead, CCI
MOBIUS SENIOR SCIENTIST

Mobius Board Observer
Translational Biologics
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

Ted Espenschied, PhD
Ted Espenschied, PhDPostdoctoral Fellow, CCF
MOBIUS SENIOR SCIENTIST

IBD Research
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Sarah Gjimaraj
Sarah GjimarajChief of Staff
Executive Business Partner and Project Manager
Daniel Shenfeld, PhD
Daniel Shenfeld, PhD CEO, DKS Strategy
MOBIUS AI ADVISOR

Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence
Mathematics and Biochemistry

Board of Directors

Linda Li
Linda LiDirector
Linda Li is the Digital Health Partner at CCV, with 17 years of international experience in health tech venture investments. She’s a Peking University and National University of Singapore alumna, a Kauffman Fellow, and a Johns Hopkins DrPH candidate.
Todd Schwarzinger
Todd SchwarzingerDirector
Todd Schwarzinger is a partner at CCV, with 16 years of experience in investment banking (Silicon Valley Bank and Morgan Stanley) and consulting experience with healthcare and life-sciences companies. He holds MBA from Duke University.
Erez Podoly,PhD
Erez Podoly,PhD Director
Dr. Podoly is a venture investor and a serial entrepreneur. He’s trained as a structural biologist by a Nobel laureate at Stanford University, and he holds a PhD in Neurobiology, MSc in Biochemistry, and BSc in Chemistry.