Our Team

Our team unites people through a shared commitment to advancing medical knowledge. We believe meaningful research happens where scientific rigor meets clinical relevance—where real-world challenges inspire the right questions and thoughtful research leads to answers that matter.

Liver disease affects millions — silently, progressively, and often without warning. Addressing it takes more than good intentions. It takes the right people, asking the right questions, with the right tools to find answers that matter. Our patients are at the center of everything we do.

Our multidisciplinary team brings together physicians, data scientists, epidemiologists, laboratory researchers, and engineers, combining clinical insight, analytical expertise, biological understanding, and technology to tackle complex challenges in liver health.

In parallel, we work closely with our partners to turn knowledge into impactful patient centric research and, ultimately, better care.

Leadership

Levan Gogichaishvili

Levan Gogichaishvili

Founder & Director

Mikheil Jangavadze

Mikheil Jangavadze

Co-founder & Board Chair

Thierry Barney

Thierry Barney

Chief Scientific Advisor

Michael Schmanske

Michael Schmanske

CEO


Expert Collaborators

Prof. Dr. Hans J. Schlitt

Prof. Dr. Hans J. Schlitt

Director of the Department of Surgery at the University Hospital Regensburg

Prof. Dr. Lukas Beyer

Prof. Dr. Lukas Beyer

Head of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the Ernst von Bergmann Clinical Center in Potsdam


Members

Zurab Zedginidze

Zurab Zedginidze

Surgical Oncologist

Zaza Khachiperadze

Zaza Khachiperadze

Surgeon

Zanda Bedinashvili

Zanda Bedinashvili

Molecular Biologist

Nika Mkhatrishvili, MD

Nika Mkhatrishvili, MD

Surgeon

Dr. Nika is our staff surgeon.

Keti Tsomaia

Keti Tsomaia

Pathologist

Jay Nemade

Jay Nemade

Researcher