Robert Mabry, Ph.D. joins as Chief Scientific Officer from Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Nishla Keiser, Ph.D., J.D. appointed as Chief Legal and Strategy Officer from Intellia Therapeutics.
Robert Mabry, Ph.D. joins as Chief Scientific Officer from Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Nishla Keiser, Ph.D., J.D. appointed as Chief Legal and Strategy Officer from Intellia Therapeutics |
[16-December-2021] |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Orna Therapeutics, a biotechnology company dedicated to designing and delivering a new class of fully engineered circular RNA therapeutics (oRNAᵀᴹ), today announced the appointments of Robert Mabry, Ph.D. as Chief Scientific Officer, and Nishla Keiser, Ph.D., J.D. as Chief Legal and Strategy Officer. Dr. Mabry brings deep experience in global drug discovery to the Orna team with extensive experience in managing teams across multiple therapeutic areas and a demonstrated track record of accelerating leads to IND. He most recently served as Head of Global Biologics at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Keiser is a seasoned biopharma executive with experience developing and integrating legal and intellectual property strategies with portfolio, regulatory and other corporate priorities in multiple biotechnology fields including nucleic acid and protein therapeutics. Dr. Keiser most recently served as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at Intellia Therapeutics. “We are excited to welcome Robert and Nishla to the Orna leadership team,” said Tom Barnes, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Orna Therapeutics. “Robert’s extensive experience in driving innovative drug discovery and development in oncology and other therapeutic areas across multiple modalities will help Orna treat a broad range of diseases with our oRNA technology, and Nishla’s expertise in corporate development and building a robust intellectual property strategy and function will strengthen the path forward for our novel oRNA technologies. The combined expertise and leadership of these two highly accomplished individuals will serve Orna well as we head into a pivotal year for the company.” Robert Mabry, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer Nishla Keiser, Ph.D., J.D., Chief Legal and Strategy Officer About Orna Therapeutics
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