About

Dr. Roger Mills is Addex's Chief Medical Officer and a Director. He brings more than 30 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience at both large global pharmaceutical companies and smaller biotechnology companies, including Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Gilead Sciences, Abbott Laboratories and The Wellcome Foundation. His track record includes managing drug development programs, INDs and NDAs as well as post-marketing and OTC products. Most recently he spent nine years at Acadia Pharmaceuticals as Executive Vice President, Development and Chief Medical Officer, where he oversaw the largest ever international Phase 3 program in Parkinson's Disease Psychosis and led the NDA submission to the FDA for NUPLAZID. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter, a Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine and a member of the board of Enterin Inc. He received his medical degree from Imperial College, Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London. During 2025 he was remunerated only as a Board member, as he spent most of his time acting as a director rather than as Chief Medical Officer.

Roles

Addex Therapeutics Ltd.
Chief Medical Officer and Director · Current role
Present
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
EVP, Development and Chief Medical Officer · Nine years; led Phase 3 program and NUPLAZID NDA in Parkinson's Disease Psychosis
Pfizer / Gilead Sciences / Abbott Laboratories / The Wellcome Foundation
Senior drug-development roles · Across a spectrum of disease areas

External Roles

University of Exeter
Honorary Professor
present
Enterin Inc.
Board Director
present

Director Compensation

FY 2025
Fixed compensation
CHF 12,825
ComponentFixed annual Board compensation, FY2025 (CHF)
Variable cash (attendance)
CHF 12,825
ComponentVariable cash based on Board-meeting attendance, FY2025
Total
CHF 25,650
BasisDr. Mills was remunerated only as a Board member in 2025 (he spent most of his time acting as a director, not as CMO). No equity incentive units were granted to Board members in 2025.

Also at Addex Therapeutics Ltd.

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