CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Synlogic, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SYBX), a clinical stage company bringing the
transformative potential of synthetic biology to medicine, today
announced the appointment of Michael
Heffernan to its board of directors.
"We are delighted to welcome Mike to our Board," said Aoife
Brennan, M.B, Ch.B., Synlogic's President and Chief
Executive Officer. "His deep experience leading growing companies
as both an executive and a board member will be a tremendous asset
as our Synthetic Biotic portfolio progresses towards multiple
opportunities for clinical proof of concept in the new year. We
look forward to learning from his experience building companies
that change patients' lives."
Mr. Heffernan is a seasoned entrepreneur and biopharmaceutical
leader with over 25 years of experience building and leading
development stage and commercial companies. He is the Founder and
Chairman of the Board of Collegium Pharmaceutical where he served
as President and CEO until June 2018.
He co-founded Avenge Bio, an Immuno-Oncology company that he is
actively managing, and was previously CEO of Onset Dermatologics, a
dermatology company that he founded and spun out of Collegium to
create PreCision Dermatology, which was later sold to Valeant. Mr.
Heffernan held previous positions as co-founder and CEO of Clinical
Studies Ltd. and later served as CEO and Chairman of PhyMatrix
Corp. He earned his B.S. degree in Pharmacy from the University of Connecticut and began his career at
Eli Lilly and Company.
Mr. Heffernan serves on the board of directors of Akebia
Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA), Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. (TRVI) and
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (BHVN). He previously
served on the board of directors of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Ocata Therapeutics, Inc., Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc., and
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S.
"Synlogic has made significant progress this year across their
metabolic and immunomodulation programs," said Mr. Heffernan. "I am
thrilled to be joining at this pivotal stage as the company moves
forward into a data rich 2021, and I look forward to contributing
to Synlogic's future success."
Learn more about Synlogic's programs and pipeline by visiting
https://www.synlogictx.com/.
About Synlogic
Synlogic™ is bringing the
transformative potential of synthetic biology to medicine. With a
premiere synthetic biology platform that leverages a reproducible,
modular approach to microbial engineering, Synlogic designs
Synthetic Biotic medicines that target validated underlying biology
to treat disease in new ways. Synlogic's proprietary pipeline
includes Synthetic Biotics for the treatment of metabolic disorders
including Phenylketonuria (PKU) and Enteric Hyperoxaluria (HOX).
The company is also building a portfolio of partner-able assets in
immunology and oncology.
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subsequent to the date hereof.
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