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Recent Leadership for IONS
- Ionis announces appointment of Ludwig Hantson, Ph.D. to Board of DirectorsIonis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IONS) today announced the appointment of Ludwig Hantson, Ph.D., an accomplished global biopharmaceutical leader, to the Ionis Board of Directors, effective immediately."We are pleased to welcome Dr. Hantson to the board," said Joseph Loscalzo, M.D., Ph.D., chairman of the Ionis Board of Directors. "Ludwig's biopharma executive leadership experience will be especially meaningful as Ionis prepares for a steady cadence of new commercial launches, including two additional independent launches this year, while continuing to scale its operations as a fully integrated biotechnology company."Dr. Hantson has more than 30 years of leadership experience at biopharmac
- Ionis announces changes to Board of Directors– Lynne Parshall and Joseph Wender to retire at end of term in June 2026 and Peter Reikes to join Ionis Board – Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IONS) today announced upcoming transitions on its Board of Directors. B. Lynne Parshall, Esq., and Joseph Wender will be retiring at the end of their term and Peter N. Reikes will be rejoining as a director. The changes will be effective June 4, 2026. Ms. Parshall has served as a director since September 2000. Previously, she served as Ionis' chief operating officer from December 2007 through December 2017 and as chief financial officer from June 1994 through December 2012. Ms. Parshall joined Ionis in 1991 and served in various executive ro
- Alltrna Announces Updates to Its Board of DirectorsChris Schade appointed as Board ChairpersonLynne Parshall, Robert Plenge, M.D., Ph.D., and Nancy Simonian, M.D., appointed to Board of DirectorsCAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alltrna, a Flagship Pioneering company unlocking transfer RNA (tRNA) biology and pioneering tRNA therapeutics to regulate the protein universe and resolve disease, today announced the appointment of Chris Schade, Growth Partner at Flagship Pioneering, as Chairperson of the Board, succeeding Noubar Afeyan, Ph.D., Co-Founder of Alltrna and Founder and CEO of Flagship Pioneering. In addition, Alltrna also announced the appointments to the company's Board of Directors of Lynne Parshall, founding Chief Opera
- Contineum Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Sarah Boyce to Board of DirectorsContineum Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTNM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel, oral small molecule therapies that target biological pathways associated with specific clinical impairments for the treatment of neuroscience, inflammation and immunology (NI&I) indications, today announced the appointment of Sarah Boyce, President and Chief Executive Officer of Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNA), as an independent member of its Board of Directors. Ms. Boyce brings over 25 years of global commercial and clinical development expertise in the life sciences industry to Contineum's board. Ms. Boyce has extensive expertise in global pharmaceut
- Ionis announces the appointment of Michael Yang to Board of DirectorsCARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IONS) today announced the appointment of Michael Yang, an experienced biopharmaceutical executive, to the Ionis Board of Directors. Mr. Yang's appointment expands the total number of Ionis Board members to 10. Mr. Yang has more than 20 years of broad senior level leadership experience in biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, where he launched new platforms, expanded global revenues and diversified product lines. He most recently served as President, Chief Executive Officer and B
- TRACON Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Lisa Johnson-Pratt, M.D., to its Board of DirectorsSAN DIEGO, March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TRACON Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TCON), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel targeted therapeutics for cancer and utilizing a product development platform to partner with ex-U.S. companies to develop and commercialize innovative products in the U.S., announced today the appointment of Lisa Johnson-Pratt, M.D., Senior Vice President, New Product Planning at Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IONS), to its Board of Directors. “We are very pleased to welcome Lisa to TRACON’s Board of Directors,” said Dr. Charles Theuer, President and Chief Executive Officer of TRACON. “She is a physi
- Ionis appoints Eugene Schneider, M.D., as executive vice president and chief clinical development officerCARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS) today announced the appointment of Eugene Schneider, M.D., as executive vice president and chief clinical development officer. In this role, Dr. Schneider will oversee clinical development of novel antisense medicines across all of Ionis' therapeutic franchises. He will report to Richard S. Geary, Ph.D., Ionis' executive vice president and chief development officer, and serve on the company's executive team. Since joining Ionis in 2013, Dr. Schneider has played a key role in more than 20 clinical trials conducted in the U.S. and globally. He is an accomplished biopharmaceutical industry veteran with