Biography

Scott Burell was appointed an Independent Director in October 2025. Mr. Burell is a seasoned healthcare finance executive with over two decades of experience leading public life sciences companies through complex transactions and growth phases. Mr. Burell currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Trailblazer Merger Corporation I (Nasdaq: TBMC), a position he has held since April 2022. Mr. Burell also currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of AIVITA Biomedical, Inc. (“AIVITA”), an immuno-oncology company, a position he has held since 2018. Prior to joining AIVITA, from 2006 to 2017, Mr. Burell served as Chief Financial Officer of CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq: CBMX) through its successful acquisition by Invitae Corporation (NYSE: NVTA) in 2017. He has a proven track record in leading public and private debt and equity financing transactions, corporate reorganizations, and complex merger and acquisition activities. Mr. Burell has also served on several Boards of Directors, including Microbot Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBOT), a medical device company specializing in the researching, designing, developing and commercializing of transformational micro-robotics medical technologies, since December 2016, and DIH Holding US, Inc., (Nasdaq: DHAI), a global provider of advanced robotic devices used in physical rehabilitation, since August 2025. He holds Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Finance from Central Washington University and is a certified public accountant.