PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ceptur Therapeutics, Inc. (“Ceptur”), a biotechnology company focused on the development of targeted oligonucleotides for gene silencing and RNA editing, today announced the appointment of Romesh Subramanian, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Subramanian has over two decades of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, including in the founding and leadership of several RNA medicines companies as well as in drug discovery research.
“We are excited to have Romesh join Ceptur as we advance our broad discovery pipeline based on our proprietary U1 Adaptor technology. Romesh brings an extensive track record as an industry executive and has played pioneering roles in the discovery of treatments for rare genetic diseases,” said Ceptur Therapeutics co-founder, President and CEO P. Peter Ghoroghchian, MD, PhD. “He is a great asset to Ceptur and I look forward to partnering with him.”
“I am delighted to join Ceptur Therapeutics’ Board of Directors as we develop a novel RNA modality to control gene expression”, said Dr. Subramanian. “I look forward to working closely with the Board and the leadership team to develop U1 Adaptor therapeutics that control gene expression at the pre-mRNA level, enabling a novel class of medicines to benefit patients.”
Romesh Subramanian, Ph.D., is the founder of Dyne Therapeutics where he served as CEO and CSO from 2018-2021. Prior to Dyne, Dr. Subramanian led new modality research at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., focusing on nucleic acid, antibody, and enzyme replacement therapies. Dr. Subramanian further co-founded RaNA Therapeutics, now Translate Bio. Prior to RaNA, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Pfizer and Thrasos Therapeutics. Dr. Subramanian has served as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Atlas Ventures, an advisor to multiple Venture Capital groups, and currently serves on the advisory board of the Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Loyola College, a master’s degree from Duke University and a Ph.D. from Emory University.
The Company also announced today the opening of a new R&D site in Copenhagen, Denmark, to further bolster activities related to the oligonucleotide chemistry. In recent years, Copenhagen has become an epicenter for innovation and technology advancement in the healthcare sector. “We are excited to welcome Ceptur Therapeutics to Denmark and are proud that we continue to attract leading biotech firms. These companies contribute to making Denmark one of the world’s strongest life science clusters. With its new research center, Ceptur Therapeutics will gain direct access to talent and know-how, helping the company to continuously develop unique and exclusive medicines”, said Anne Hougaard Jensen, Director, Invest in Denmark, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
About Ceptur Therapeutics, Inc.
Ceptur Therapeutics is building a leading RNA medicines company dedicated to advancing therapeutics for persons with genetically defined diseases. With its proprietary U1 Adaptor platform, Ceptur is developing targeted oligonucleotides for gene silencing and RNA editing applications; its medicines are designed to overcome limitations in delivery to extrahepatic tissues that are seen with other approaches. Ceptur has a broad portfolio of therapeutic programs for CNS, malignant hematology, and immunology indications. For more information about Ceptur Therapeutics, please visit www.cepturtx.com or follow www.linkedin.com/company/ceptur-therapeutics/ on LinkedIn.
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