Eli Lilly is paying $55 million up front to begin an alliance with Capsida Biotherapeutics pursuing gene therapies for central nervous system disorders. Capsida’s technology enables the delivery of a gene therapy to a single organ or multiple organs, a capability that could bring such treatments to a wider range of diseases.
Gene therapy platform company Capsida Biotherapeutics announced the appointment of Chief Manufacturing Officer Rayne Waller to an expanded role as chief operating officer.
Former FDA head Stephen Hahn is adding a new title to his role at Flagship Pioneering: CEO of the incubator's blood cancer test startup Harbinger Health. Takeda's oncology leader Rachael Brake heads to Corbus as chief scientific officer charged with redefining scope of early-stage pipeline. Goldfinch Bio snags 13-year Ardelyx vet as CSO.