Dr. Hugh McTavish is a scientist, innovator, and problem-solver—driven by personal experience to create solutions that work. A Ph.D. Biochemist, he founded Square-Immune® after developing a treatment for his own frequent cold sores. When it worked for him, he knew it could help others, so he started SquareX Pharmaceutical Corporation to bring the solution to more people. Squarex has since conducted three clinical trials on SADBE™, the active ingredient in Square-Immune—and it was effective in all three clinical trials!

Dr. McTavish also had cancer 20 years ago, and out of that he invented new targeted cancer therapies that have been effective in clinical trials.

So Hugh has literally cured cancer, as well as cold sores and other immune conditions. But his greatest invention is a new system of government he calls Jury Democracy, where we hold a trial on every proposed new law before a large jury of 400 or more randomly selected citizens, both sides get to make their arguments and present evidence for and against each bill, and no bill can be enacted into law without approval from a majority of citizens on a jury after a trial. It will truly be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.  The people will make the actual final decisions of government, but only after being fully informed and considering all arguments. If you support Jury Democracy, please join the movement and donate.

We the people can take back our government. We can make decisions based on reason and evidence and talking with each other, instead of the way we do it now based on money and influence and screaming at each other.

Dr. McTavish’s work extends beyond cold sores. He invented a new class of targeted cancer drugs designed to be more effective and cause fewer side effects than conventional chemotherapy (which he invented as an outgrowth of being a cancer patient). He founded IGF Oncology to advance this breakthrough, and its lead drug has been found to be effective for treating myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a cancer of the bone marrow, in clinical trials at the Mayo Clinic. 

With over 20 U.S. patents and 18 scientific journal articles, Dr. McTavish is dedicated to advancing science in ways that improve lives. He’s an author of multiple books and is active in politics—he ran for Governor of Minnesota in 2022 as a third-party candidate. 

At Square-Immune, his mission is simple: use science to strengthen the immune system and help people feel better.