clarifAI supports medical communications across the full product lifecycle.
Our specialist team blends clinical backgrounds, scientific expertise, strategic thinking, and design to make complex science clear and impactful.
Meet our specialists
Dr Derek Leske
Founder and CEO
Derek founded clarifAI after growing frustrated with the inefficiencies and outdated processes that define much of traditional medical communications.
With a background spanning academia and medical communications, he brings deep experience in research, evidence interpretation and strategic narrative development.
His focus is on building a smarter, more agile model – combining scientific rigour with modern technology to deliver clearer, more effective communications.
Sophie Board
Powerpoint Specialist
Dr Anna Sanniti
Scientific and Medical Writer
Anna is an experienced Scientific and Medical writer working across publications, medical affairs, and patient materials. She strives to deliver clear and scientifically accurate content that is tailored for the reader.
Anna is also a registered nutritionist and runs her own private practice. She is passionate about patient education, and witnesses first-hand the power of clear scientific communication reflected in her own patients’ success stories.
Dr Jilly Hope
Medical Writer
Jilly holds a PhD in neuroscience and brings seven years of experience within MedComms agencies. She has a strong track record in developing clear, creative, and engaging content for educational initiatives, as well as both in-person and virtual meetings.
She has extensive experience mentoring writers, delivering high-quality content review, and supporting effective project management. Having worked across a diverse range of therapy areas and content types—including medical affairs, publications, and commercial projects—she brings a broad perspective and an agile, adaptable approach to every project.
Nicci Little
Medical Editing Specialist
Nicci has more than a decade of experience in medical communications, with the knowledge, skills and understanding to bring clarity and consistency to any medical text, from scientific manuscripts and slide decks through to infographics and eLearning platforms.
As an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), Nicci is committed to maintaining the highest possible standards, and keeps her skills sharp through CIEP-approved training courses.
Sophie works across presentation design, brand assets and visual communications, bringing structure, clarity and thoughtful design to everything she creates.
With close to a decade of experience in medical communications, her work goes far beyond simply designing slides. She helps shape ideas, solve communication challenges and approaches each project with a focus on clarity, visual impact and practical usability.
Marino Franulovic
Digital Engineer
Marino runs our partnered agency, Digital Dynamite, the Pharma tech and digital studio who are engineering digital for modern expectations, within compliance.
His team of pharma specialists and technical experts builds websites, portals, custom tools and digital platforms with compliance built in from the start, all delivered in-house. Marino leads a dedicated pod of senior specialists who scope, build and ship your digital without the bloated processes that slow progress.
Nadia Jin
Creative Specialist
Nadia is a Senior Designer and PowerPoint Specialist with over 20 years of experience creating high impact presentations, branding and marketing communications.
She specialises in translating complex ideas into clear, engaging visual narratives that support strategic communication and decision making, and has collaborated with organisations including the Foundation Trust Network, NHS, Ambu A/S, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the British Embassy.