GenSight Biologics appoints Mohamed Genead as chief medical officer
Paris, France-based GenSight Biologics (Euronext: SIGHT) has appointed Mohamed Genead, the former head of ophthalmology/retina gene therapy at Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB) as the company’s new chief medical officer.
GenSight is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing gene therapies for neurodegenerative retinal diseases and diseases of the central nervous system.
Dr Genead, who will be report directly to the chief executive as part of the executive committee, will oversee clinical development and medical affairs at the company.
At Biogen, he acted as the strategic R&D partner for the business unit and was responsible for the growth of the therapeutic portfolio. Prior to this Dr Genead spent eight years at Allergan (NYSE: AGN) as the executive medical director in charge of global clinical development for the ophthalmology/retina therapeutic area.
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