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Apic Bio Inc. today announced the appointment of Stephen Hoffman, MD, PhD, as Chairman of the Board. Dr. Hoffman has a distinguished career in life sciences spanning decades. Most recently he was the chief executive officer of Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., from 2017 to 2019 and has served as senior advisor to PDL BioPharma, Inc., since 2014. Prior to that, he was a managing director at Skyline Ventures, a venture capital firm, from 2007 until 2014.
Apic’s Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, John Reilly, said, “We are thrilled to have Stephen head our board as we continue to advance our programs in SOD1 ALS and Alpha-1. Stephen’s scientific and medical background along with his track record in business development and experience with gene therapy companies, will be particularly helpful. We look forward to working with Stephen and the rest of the board as we continue to advance our pipeline and leverage Apic’s proprietary silence and replace THRIVE™ platform.”