CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Generation Bio Co. (Nasdaq: GBIO), a biotechnology company developing genetic medicines for people with rare and common diseases, announced the promotion of Phillip Samayoa, Ph .D., to Chief Strategy Officer. dr Samayoa has led Generation Bio’s strategy, corporate and portfolio development since joining the company in 2017, most recently as Senior Vice President.
“Phillip has been instrumental in establishing a holistic platform development strategy that will enable its application to multiple genetic medicine modalities,” said Geoff McDonough, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Generation Bio. “In this new role, Phillip will lead corporate strategy, business development and discovery research, enabling the integration of these important strategic activities.”
“We are leaders in the field of non-viral DNA therapeutics and targeted delivery of lipid nanoparticles, and I look forward to expanding the opportunity space for Generation Bio’s unique technologies – closed DNA, rapid enzymatic synthesis and cell-directed lipid nanoparticles – to expand further. said Dr. Samayoa. “I look forward to continuing to work with this amazing team to push the boundaries of our platform and maximize its potential benefits for patients.”
Phillip Samayoa co-founded Generation Bio as a Director at Atlas Venture, where he focused on genetic medicines and building novel platform therapeutics companies. During his time at Atlas, Dr. Samayoa also co-founded Dyne Therapeutics. Previously, he was Director of the MRL Ventures Fund at Merck, where he helped set up the strategic venture fund and led investments in early stage companies such as Alector, Translate Bio and Spero Therapeutics. Before Merck, Dr. Samayoa Associate at Flagship Pioneering, where he helped build several startups including Codiak BioSciences and Indigo Ag. dr Samayoa graduated from MIT with two Bachelor of Science degrees in Bioengineering and Physics and earned his Ph.D. in Systems Biology from UC San Diego, where he was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow.
About Generation Bio
Generation Bio develops genetic medicines to provide durable, reusable treatments for people living with rare and common diseases. The company’s non-viral genetic medicine platform contains a novel DNA construct called closed-ended DNA, or ceDNA; a unique cell-directed lipid nanoparticle delivery system or ctLNP; and a highly scalable capsid-free manufacturing process that uses proprietary cell-free rapid enzymatic synthesis (RES) to produce ceDNA. The platform is designed to enable multi-year shelf life from a single dose, deliver large genetic payloads, including multiple genes, to specific tissues, and allow for titration and re-dosing to adjust or expand expression levels in each patient. RES has the potential to expand Generation Bio’s manufacturing scale to hundreds of millions of doses to support its mission to expand the reach of genetic medicine to more people with more diseases around the world.
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